Will Crude Oil Hold $50 This Week?

 | Dec 30, 2014 09:07AM ET

US Crude declined 0.08% to $53.57 after closing $1.11 down in thin trade on Monday. It rose to a peak of $55.69 early on Monday. Oil prices also drew support from plans by China and Japan aimed at supporting their economies, which would help lift demand.In the last several weeks, our energy world has been even further shaken up. The price of crude has dropped more than 45 percent since summer, with Brent around $60 a barrel and the U.S. benchmark — West Texas Intermediate — below $60 to about $56.