Energy News
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Damage to a utility’s power equipment by gunfire found in Durham was associated with an outage that left hundreds of people without power earlier this week, the company said. About 730 people experienced a power outage for about two hours on Monday after reports of “a fire and equipment failure” on Duke Energy’s power distribution grid, spokesperson Jeff ...
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U.S. Capitol Police arrested eight protesters who disrupted the Congressional Baseball Game by running onto the field at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. The big picture: The activist group Climate Defiance, which has disrupted multiple political events as it campaigns against the use of fossil fuels, claimed responsibility for the ...
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When talking about the structure of the forward curve in the WTI futures market, there are two market terms traders should be familiar with. 1) Contango, when the forward price of a futures contract is higher than the spot price. 2) Backwardation, when the forward price of the futures contract is lower than the spot price. An oil lesson with Bob Iaccino ...
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At the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call to remain at around 0 to 0.1 percent. Regarding the purchase of Japanese government bonds (JGBs), CP, and corporate bonds for the intermeeting period, the Bank will conduct the purchase in accordance with the decisions made at the March 2024 MPM. The Bank decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, that it would reduce its purchase amount of JGBs thereafter to ensure that long-term interest rates would be formed more freely in financial markets.Holding the "Bond Market Group" Meetings In accordance with the decision at the Monetary Policy Meeting today, the Financial Markets Department of the Bank of Japan will hold the "Bond Market Group" meetings in the following manner. 1. Date To be announced. 2. Form of the Meetings: The Bank will hold a meeting with commercial banks group, securities firms group and buy-side group, respectively. 3. Place: The Head Office of the Bank of Japan. 4. Participants: - Persons in charge of bond market issues in financial institutions including those who participate in the "Bond Market Survey". - Director-General of the Financial Markets Department, Head post: BOJ: WILL CONDUCT JGB PURCHASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISION MADE AT MARCH POLICY MEETING post: BOJ TO DECREASE GOVERNMENT BOND PURCHASES post: JAPAN'S ECONOMY SEES MODERATE RECOVERY WITH SOME WEAKNESS OBSERVED: BOJ
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video Crude oil reached an initial top target zone yesterday before selling off to end the day in a weak position Wednesday ended with a shooting star candlestick pattern that points to a likely pullback from that high. Wednesday’s high of 79.46 was an exact test of resistance at the long-term downtrend line. That line begins from the 2022 peak. A failed ...
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Damage to a utility’s power equipment by gunfire found in Durham was associated with an outage that left hundreds of people without power earlier this week, the company said. About 730 people experienced a power outage for about two hours on Monday after reports of “a fire and equipment failure” on Duke Energy’s power distribution grid, spokesperson Jeff ...
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The established financial world order of the past 50 years is now transitioning to a new and unknown paradigm as the petrodollar agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was ...
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The report issued today by the IAEA makes clear that Iran aims to continue expanding its nuclear program in ways that have no credible peaceful purpose. These planned actions ...
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and voted unanimously to hold rates steady for the seventh consecutive meeting, leaving its policy range at 5.25 percent to ...
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At the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call to remain at around 0 to 0.1 percent. Regarding the purchase of Japanese government bonds (JGBs), CP, and corporate bonds for the intermeeting period, the Bank will conduct the purchase in accordance with the decisions made at the March 2024 MPM. The Bank decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, that it would reduce its purchase amount of JGBs thereafter to ensure that long-term interest rates would be formed more freely in financial markets.Holding the "Bond Market Group" Meetings In accordance with the decision at the Monetary Policy Meeting today, the Financial Markets Department of the Bank of Japan will hold the "Bond Market Group" meetings in the following manner. 1. Date To be announced. 2. Form of the Meetings: The Bank will hold a meeting with commercial banks group, securities firms group and buy-side group, respectively. 3. Place: The Head Office of the Bank of Japan. 4. Participants: - Persons in charge of bond market issues in financial institutions including those who participate in the "Bond Market Survey". - Director-General of the Financial Markets Department, Head post: BOJ: WILL CONDUCT JGB PURCHASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISION MADE AT MARCH POLICY MEETING post: BOJ TO DECREASE GOVERNMENT BOND PURCHASES post: JAPAN'S ECONOMY SEES MODERATE RECOVERY WITH SOME WEAKNESS OBSERVED: BOJ
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post: BOJ TO OUTLINE BOND BUYING PLAN AT UPCOMING MEETING post: BOJ CUTS BOND BUYING TO ALLOW YIELDS TO FORM FREELY post: BOJ: PRIVATE CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN RESILIENT ALTHOUGH IMPACT OF PRICE RISES HAS REMAINED AND AUTO SALES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE PUSHED DOWN post: BOJ NO HAWKISH SIGNALS, NO SLOW DOWN OF BOND BUYING, NO RATE HIKE SIGNALS AND STICKING TO STIMULUS YEN STILL DEADBank of Japan decides to cut back on bond purchases The Bank of Japan on Friday decided in principle to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds, taking another step toward policy normalization following its first rate hike in 17 years in March. The central bank says it will decide on the detailed reducing strategy in the next meeting. Until then, it will continue purchases at the current pace, which is at around 6 trillion yen ($38.1 billion) per month. The move marks another move toward policy normalization that started on March 19, when the central bank decided to end its zero interest rate policy, new equity purchases and yield curve controls but stopped short of reducing the amount of its bond purchases. The shift illustrates the growing alarm among Japanese policymakers about the weak yen, exacerbated by the bank's supereasy monetary policy. Japan's currency, which has fallen 27% against the dollar since the beginning of 2022, plumbed a 34-year low of 160 to the greenback in April. After a two-day policy meeting, the BOJ decided to leave other measures unchanged, including its policy interest rate -- an uncollateralized overnight call rate -- between 0% and 0.1%. By cutting back on bond purchases, the BOJ will effectively shrink its JGB holdings and move into a quantitative tightening (QT) mode, a significant a
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post: BOJ'S GOVERNOR UEDA: IT'S POSSIBLE TO RAISE THE RATE IN JULY DEPENDING ON DATA.
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video Crude oil reached an initial top target zone yesterday before selling off to end the day in a weak position Wednesday ended with a shooting star candlestick pattern that points to a likely pullback from that high. Wednesday’s high of 79.46 was an exact test of resistance at the long-term downtrend line. That line begins from the 2022 peak. A failed ...
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video Natural gas triggered a deeper pullback today following a breakdown of an inside day. It was followed by a three-day low of 2.90. Support was seen off that low leading to an intraday bounce. Today’s low tested support around the prior trend high of 2.92, which was followed by a rejection the upside. This is a normal and healthy minor pullback ...
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Refined Products Gasoline and diesel, along with jet fuel and fuel oil, are collectively called refined products because they are products that are made by refining crude oil. Oil refineries are large, complex industrial process facilities located around the world. The amount of gasoline and diesel produced from refineries depends on global refinery ...