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Business activity declined modestly in New York State, according to firms responding to the June 2024 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index moved up ten points but remained below zero at -6.0. New orders held steady, while shipments inched higher. Delivery times shortened somewhat, and supply availability—a new ...
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The world's two most relied-upon crude oil benchmarks are WTI, predominantly traded on CME Group, and Brent, its European peer. Their attractiveness to financial investors is subject to a number of moving parts: the underlying supply/demand balance, economic considerations, weather and geopolitics. The weekly reports of the Commitment of Traders provide a ...