Macro13d ago
EIA Crude Inventories Draw 0.4M vs Forecast 1.4M Draw
EIA crude inventories drew 0.4M for the week ending September 4, versus a 1.4M draw forecast and a 4.5M prior draw — a smaller-than-expected decline.
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Macro13d ago
WTI Rebounds Toward $97 as US–Iran Conflict Escalates
WTI jumps toward $97.00 (+2.93%) as US–Iran escalation lifts the supply-risk premium. Reuters: Iran hit 10 ships near Hormuz after the US sank five Iranian tankers; Houthi hits on Saudi energy facilities.
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Macro13d ago
Lagarde: Inflation Well Above Target Into 1H27; ECB Data-Dependent on Further Tightening
Lagarde says inflation stays well above target into 1H27 and returns around target toward end-2027, with longer-term expectations near 2%. Data-dependent stance; further tightening may follow. Soft ECB print + EUR post-print — PC≠hike reprint.
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Macro13d ago
ECB Hikes by 25 bps as Expected; Main Refi to 2.65%
ECB hikes 25 bps as expected: Main Refi to 2.65%, marginal lending 2.9%, deposit facility 2.5%. Staff projections accompany the print; Lagarde press conference is a separate follow.
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Macro13d ago
VLCC Freight Hits Record Near $800k/Day ME–China; US Gulf–Asia Lump-Sum ~$29.5M
VLCC earnings on the ME–China run hit a record near $800,000 a day, while US Gulf–Asia lump-sum fixtures print a record ~$29.5 million (~$15/bbl ex war-risk), Bloomberg and OilPrice stamp. Persian Gulf conflict and shipping workarounds are tightening the tanker list.
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Macro13d ago
WTI Falls Below $93.50 to ~$93.20 on Profit-Taking; US–Iran Tensions Cap Downside
WTI slips to about $93.20 in early Europe on profit-taking, with US–Iran tensions capping downside. Body EU stamp kept separate from an Asian bullet — not averaged. API −300k; EIA later.
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Macro14d ago
OFAC Sanctions Xinbi Guarantee TCO and XinbiPay Enablers Over Cyber Scam Marketplace
OFAC designates Xinbi Guarantee TCO plus XinbiPay/NewPay and SafeW enablers under EO 13581 (EO 14390 furtherance). Marketplace volume stamped over $24B; DOJ Strike Force seized infrastructure and wallets.
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Macro14d ago
US Treasury Enlarged Longer-Term Buyback Hits ~$6B; 10y Yield ~4.85%, 30y ~5.30%
Treasury plans a ~$6B longer-term buyback — about 3× usual, focused on 10y–20y — after Bessent’s Aug 19 at-least-double signal. 10y ~4.85%, 30y ~5.30%, 20y ~5.31%; DXY ~98.85; gold gives back toward ~$4,391.
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Macro14d ago
WTI NY Extends to ~$93.85, Highest in Three Months as Middle East Escalation Threatens Supply
WTI extends to about $93.85 (+1.77%) in New York, a three-month high, as US–Iran and Houthi–Saudi escalation keeps Hormuz traffic limited and TD Securities sees the path of least resistance higher.
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Macro14d ago
Ukraine Drone Attack Kills Four in Novorossiysk; CPC Report Thin, Fuel Oil Terminal GEOINT Separate
Ukraine drone attack kills four in Novorossiysk (29 injured). Newsquawk CPC terminal report stays thin; UNITED24 Fuel Oil Terminal GEOINT is separate — not the CPC Blend crude terminal.
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Macro14d ago
Brent Clears $100 for First Time Since July 24 as Gulf Conflict Escalates
Brent cleared $100 for the first time since July 24 as Gulf conflict escalated. CNBC 5:11 a.m. ET stamped $100.44 / WTI $94.92; Reuters by 0802 GMT $99.93 after $100.19; WION $100.19 then ~$99.90 — stamps quoted separately, not averaged.
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Macro14d ago
South Korea Dispatches Hormuz Assessment Team to UAE; Deployment Not Presupposed
South Korea dispatches a Hormuz assessment team to the UAE while stressing deployment is not presupposed. Blue House still reviewing; NSC report on return; Lee Paris FoN; National Assembly needed for any troop dispatch.
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