Russia Now Main Supplier Of Oil To Post-Assad Syria, Despite Pivot To West

Piper Sandler Sounds Alarm: Shrinking Oil Buffers To Collide With Winter Demand Piper Sandler global energy strategist Jan Stuart wrote in a note on Friday that the physical oil market is flashing major warning signs, including disrupted exports, depleted inventories, and an ongoing diesel shortage crisis, all converging ahead of stronger fourth-quarter demand. Saudi Arabia's export squeeze is becoming a major problem. The kingdom's crude shipments remain halved as Iran-backed Houthis begin to dent Red Sea loadings while Persian Gulf shipments remain depressed. Houthis overnight seized Mokha in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, suggesting commercial traffic...

Core PCE Rises Most In 3 Years; Savings Rate Tumbles As Spending Far Outpaces Income The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE - rose 0.3% MoM in January (as expected), a dip from the 0.4% sequential increase in February, with YoY rising by 3.2% (also as expected), slightly higher than the 3.0% in Feb. That is the highest annual increase in Core PCE since Nov 2023.  The headline PCE jumped notably more, as expected since it includes non-core items like energy and food, rising 0.7% MoM (as expected) driving prices up...