A rising interest rate cycle. A trend that has only been accentuated by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive plans to accelerate interest rate hikes and ongoing concerns over an impending major stock market correction. And while it is too early to jump on the “Death of the Bond Bull Market” sentiment swirling around Wall Street, the current direction of interest rates could be worrisome for U.S. oil producers. You see, any way you look at it, a wide swath of U.S. oil and natural gas producers are going to take rising rates on the chin. Bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions, and asset sales one step ahead of the sheriff will be increasing. That doesn’t mean there’s no profit to be made here… On the contrary, in fact. Those are all opportunities. But it does mean we may have to tread carefully… How the Fed Could Hammer U.S. Oil Producers The current […]