Why Geopolitical Factors May Not Ease for Oil Soon
On April 12, 2018, US crude oil May futures rose 0.4% and closed at $67.07 per barrel, their highest closing level in more than three years. On the same day, US crude-oil-tracking ETFs had the following performances: The United States Oil ETF (USO) rose 0.5%. The PowerShares DB Oil ETF (DBO) rose 0.1%. The ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (UCO) rose 0.8%.