Crude Oil Hits Ceiling in Week as Hedge Funds Attack Euro

Oil Market Summary for 02/22/2010 to 02/26/2010 Crude oil broke through the $80 a barrel ceiling repeatedly during the week but kept falling back as hedge funds placed big bets on the Euro’s decline. The fiscal drama in Greece held global markets hostage much of the week as worries about the impact of the Greek crisis on the euro outweighed comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke about continued low interest rates in the U.S., pushing the euro down against the dollar and damping crude prices. The euro recovered some ground on Friday amid new reports of European aid for…
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