The oil price took another hammering last night with WTI falling to a new low below $43. Brent fell sharply too but rebounded to $54.27 as I write down 0.5% on the night.
There were several triggers. OPEC was cautious on any wind down in US production, from Reuters:
U.S. oil output could start to take a hit by late 2015 due to low prices, OPEC said on Monday, suggesting the exporter group will have to wait beyond its next meeting in June to see if its strategy to defend market share will dent the shale oil boom.