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energy · sector mood
1990
year mood
+0.12
· -0.24 to +0.60 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1
+1 bullish
month values ▾
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.05 | +0.00 | +0.00 | +0.00 | +0.00 | +0.00 | +0.05 | -0.24 | +0.60 | +0.50 | +0.30 | +0.20 |
A quiet first half gave way to a windfall when Iraq's August invasion of Kuwait doubled crude toward $40; owners banked fat margins through the autumn even as the price premium and recession fears began deflating it by year-end.
How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or
makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why?
The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown
above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is
quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through
the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked.
This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count).
· last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 1990
Aug
Oil prices surge on Iraq-Kuwait crisis, spiking inflation fears
upi.com →
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait triggered a sharp rise in oil prices, reaching nearly $25.30 a barrel, as markets feared supply disruptions and higher inflation. Global equities fell, safe-haven assets like gold and the dollar rose, and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook became uncertain amid growing economic risks.