US won’t implement a crude export ban – report
One option for Trump to get energy prices down domestically would be to implement an export ban. Politico reports: The White House will not implement a crude export ban, and told oil…
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US wholesale inventories for January -0.5% versus 0.2% estimate.
Prior month 0.2% Wholesale inventories -0.5% versus 0.2% expected. Wholesale sales 0.5% versus 0.3% expected. Prior month revised higher to 1.3% from 1.0% previously reported Details: Wholesale sales (Jan 2026): $727.5B (+0.5%…
US new-home sales for January 0.587 million versus 0.720 million estimate
Prior month 0.745 million revised to 0.712M New Home sales for the month of January 0.587M vs 0.720M estimate. Further details from the report shows: Inventory (Jan 2026): 476K homes (+0.4% m/m,…
Bessent: We will get the results of the tariff investigations in July
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the tariff investigations will wrap up just in time for the 150 day deadline in the current tariff regime, which could also be ruled illegal (though that…
US initial jobless claims 205K versus 215K estimate
Prior week 213K Initial jobs claims 205K vs 215K estimate 4 week moving average of initial jobless claims 210.75K versus 211.50K last week. Continuing claims 1.857M vs 1.850M estimate. Prior week 1.850M…
US March Philly Fed business index +18.1 vs +10.0 expected
Prior was +16.3 Details: New orders 8.6 vs 11.7 prior Shipments 22.2 vs 0.3 prior Unfilled orders -4.7 vs -12.9 prior Delivery times 18.9 vs -9.9 prior Inventories 1.4 vs -0.2 prior…
investingLive European markets wrap: Brent crude, European gas prices surge; SNB holds
Headlines: The hawkish repricing in interest rates expectations continues as US-Iran war escalates Gold plunges to new lows as US-Iran war escalates and the Fed considers a rate hike Silver drops by…
UK January ILO unemployment rate 5.2% vs 5.3% expected
Prior 5.2% Employment change 84k vs -4k expected Prior 52k Average weekly earnings +3.9% vs +3.9% 3m/y expected Prior +4.2% Average weekly earnings (ex bonus) +3.8% vs +4.0% 3m/y expected Prior +4.2%;…
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Oil price drift a little lower. Iraq/KRG pipeline
Barclays flags strongest stock buy signal in a year as sentiment resets Fed set to hold as Deutsche Bank flags geopolitics clouding outlook China approves Nvidia H200 AI chip sales as licences…
US explores use of govt insurance in escorting ships through Strait of Hormuz – report
The FT reports on the matter, noting that US president Trump has given his word that the US would insure commercial vessels seeking passage through the Strait of Hormuz. And the US…
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Trump considering sending troops into Iran
Preview – Bank of England to hold rates as Middle East conflict lifts inflation risks The Bank of Japan held its short-term policy rate at 0.75%, as widely expected Trump warns of…
Australian February 2026 unemployment rate 4.3% (expected 4.1%, prior 4.1%)
I’ll have details and analysis posted separately. Mixed report this one, big number of jobs added, unemployment rate jumps, more job seekers in the market, full time jobs collapse. This article was…