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India Weighs Gas Levy to Bankroll $42 Billion Fuel Reserve Plan
Just a day after details emerged of India’s plans to expand strategic crude oil storage, new reports claim New Delhi is considering a new funding mechanism that would shift part of the cost of a far larger, $42-billion strategic fuel reserve program onto gas consumers. According to Business Standard, the government is considering levies on both liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas consumption that would raise about $1.5 billion annually to finance new storage infrastructure. The...
US Oil Product Inventories Continue to Fall
Crude oil inventories in the United States saw an increase of 2.5 million barrels during the week ending July 31, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 407 million barrels, according to government data, which are now 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories...
Hormuz Bottleneck Pushes Indian Refiners Toward West African Grades
Several Indian refiners have recently bought crude from Oman and West Africa via tenders, trade sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as term supplies from the Middle East remain choked by the shipping constraints at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. State-controlled Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has acquired about 1 million barrels of crude oil from Oman via a tender, at a premium of some $3 per barrel to Dated Brent, from Mitsui & Co Energy Trading Singapore,...
Iraq-Syria Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Could Be Revived Within 3 Years
An old Iraq-to-Syria oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz could be up and running within three years, a senior Syrian official has said. The Hormuz crisis that cut off most of Iraq’s crude oil exports has accelerated plans by Iraq and Syria to rebuild a damaged oil pipeline to ship crude oil from the Iraqi fields in Kirkuk to Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The completion of the renovation of the pipeline from Haditha in Iraq to the Syrian port of Baniyas would take “three years at...
Dollar Slips as Weak ADP Reinforces Fading Fed Hike Bets
Weak US ADP employment data (44k, well below expectations) reinforced the market's already-building conviction that the Fed has room to hold rates, a narrative driven primarily by growing optimism that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen soon and ease energy-driven inflation risk. The post Dollar Slips as Weak ADP Reinforces Fading Fed Hike Bets appeared first on ActionForex.
Fed’s Kashkari: Better to Start Raising Rates Now Than Wait
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari defended his dissent at last week’s FOMC meeting, arguing that the central bank should begin raising interest rates gradually rather than risk falling behind inflation. Speaking to CNBC from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Kashkari said he was not advocating aggressive tightening but believed the Fed should “start slowly moving up […] The post Fed’s Kashkari: Better to Start Raising Rates Now Than Wait appeared first on ActionForex.
Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile Hit on Saudi Oil Tanker in Red Sea
The Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen on Wednesday claimed a “precise hit” on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said. “The Yemeni Armed Forces conducted a military operation targeting the Saudi oil tanker 'Wafaa' north of the Red Sea off the Yambu area using several ballistic missiles,” according to the Houthi statement carried by Middle East news outlet Al Bawaba. The Houthis “achieved a precise hit,” the spokesman said. NCC WAFA is a Saudi-flagged...
US ADP Employment Miss at 44k Growth Slows Sharply, But Wage Growth Stays Firm
US private-sector hiring slowed more sharply than expected in July. The ADP National Employment Report showed private employment increased by 44k, well below the 75k consensus forecast and down from a revised 95k in June. Hiring remained concentrated in the service sector, which added 47k jobs, while goods-producing industries shed 3k, leaving overall employment growth […] The post US ADP Employment Miss at 44k Growth Slows Sharply, But Wage Growth Stays Firm appeared first on ActionForex.
Oil Price Rally Boosts Glencore’s First-Half Profit
Commodity producing and trading giant Glencore booked a $4.4-billion net income for the first half of the year, a jump of $5 billion from a loss a year earlier, as the oil and copper price rallies and volatility boosted revenues and trading profits. Glencore on Wednesday reported $4.405 billion in net income attributable to equity holders for the first half, compared to a loss of $655 million for the same period of 2025. Adjusted core earnings, or EBITDA, jumped by 86% to $10.1 billion and...
USD/JPY Holds Steady After Intervention: Outlook Remains Uncertain
USD/JPY fell to 157.47 on Wednesday, with the Japanese yen pausing its recent strengthening. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed Washington’s support for Japan following the historic joint currency intervention. Over three sessions, the yen appreciated by nearly 5% after coordinated purchases by Tokyo and Washington, marking the largest such operation in decades. Both countries […] The post USD/JPY Holds Steady After Intervention: Outlook Remains Uncertain appeared first on...
Oil Nearing a Bad Deal
US involvement in FX interventions has weakened the dollar. Brent is banking on a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. The US dollar has pulled back amid strong headwinds. The S&P 500 hit a new record high, Brent plunged below $80 a barrel, and yields on US Treasury bonds fell. These asset movements […] The post Oil Nearing a Bad Deal appeared first on ActionForex.
Gold Surges To One-month Peak As Inflation Concerns Ease
(RTTNews) - Gold prices surged 2 percent to hit a one-month high on Wednesday as a sharp fall in oil prices helped ease concerns around inflation and interest rates.