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WTI Extends Gains, Shrugs Off SPR Release Amid Crude Build, Dip In US Production
WTI Extends Gains, Shrugs Off SPR Release Amid Crude Build, Dip In US Production
Oil prices are higher this morning, shrugging off the well-telegraphed (and practically useless) SPR release.
"Oil prices remain volatile and risk sentiment fragile and trading is on the headlines and rapidly evolving conflict in the Middle East," noted Neil Wilson, Saxo UK investor strategist.
And while, the main drivers of crude prices remain more global, the domestic supply and demand situation remains noteworthy based on its impact on gasoline (pump) prices.
API
Crude -1.7mm (+1.1mm exp)
Cushing
Gasoline -1.8mm
Distillates -2.3mm
DOE
Crude +3.82mm (+1.1mm...
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Aug 4, 2026 / Tyler Durden
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Authored by James Thorne via RealClearPolitics.com,
Elon Musk’s recent interview with The Economist underscored a simple but increasingly uncomfortable truth: In today’s political climate, stating the obvious can sound like provocation. The Overton Window, the range of ideas considered acceptable in public debate, has not merely drifted, it has been pulled away from the constraints of reality.
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Key Events This Week: PMIs, Productivity And Consumer Sentiment
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As has become customary for Monday, we have seen a dramatic surge in risk assets (3rd Monday in a row) on what at least superficially appears to be de-escalation after Trump announced strikes against Iran's power plant would be delayed by 5 days as a result of talks with Iran, talks which at least Iran's domestic news sources have so far denied.
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Apr 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG
Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG
Update (1315ET): President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi, multiple outlets report. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is serving as acting AG in the interim.
The move comes amid White House frustration with Bondi’s leadership at the Justice Department - particularly her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump viewed as insufficient aggression in targeting his political opponents. Trump had privately discussed firing her and floated EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin (or Blanche) as a possible replacement.
Bondi...
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