Crude prices are getting up off the canvas after being knocked down yesterday, helped up by a falling dollar ahead of lots of Fedspeak. Nonetheless, prices are holding in their tight range, as OPEC compliance seems to have more holes than a donut factory, while dollar strength should return soon as a U.S. March rate hike looks increasingly baked into the donut cake. Hark, here are five things to consider in oil markets today: 1) Indications continue to point to non-compliance of production cuts from OPEC members. Surveys indicate Saudi Arabia is doing the heavy lifting while others kick back and relax (hark, here and here ). From our ClipperData perspective, the cartel on the aggregate appears to be showing little compliance via its exports; it continues to keep the market well-supplied, especially Asia. OPEC export loadings bound for East Asia (think: China, South Korea, Japan) have reached the […]