1. The realization of profits from commodity rush
2. Euro's fall, dollar's rise (read econbrowser link at the end)
3. Inventory levels
4. Demand Destruction
But to have a broader understanding, here is a bunch of explanations from FT (stated from some other source):
Ref:-”disappointing global economic headlines” (Platts), referring specifically to an unexpected fall in German industrial orders and the strongest rise in US unemployment since August 2010
-OPEC’s consideration to raise formal quota levels in June
-the death of Osama bin Laden and falling geopolitical risks amid “stabilising tensions” in the Middle East and the end of Nigerian elections
-the end of QE2 in June
-interest rate hikes in India and other Asian countries
-the rise of the dollar amid ECB indications of no imminent further interest rate hike
-the impact of higher fuel and commodity costs-the general sell-off in commodities, with silver losing 25% of its value since April 25
-George Soros cutting his gold holdings
-a larger-than-expected build in US crude inventories
-a fall by 1.3 million b/d to 18.3 million b/d in US weekly implied demand figures
http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2011/05/06/explanations-for-the-oil-crash/
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2011/05/lower_oil_price.html
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