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Oil prices jumped 3% Friday but declined for the second week in a row over worries that rising interest rates will cause a global recession.
In mid-afternoon trading today, WTI futures were up 1.7% at $109.40/bbl, Brent was up 1.7% at $115.00/bbl, and U.S. natural gas was up 4.3% at $6.49/MMBtu.
Active U.S. oil and gas rigs rose by 13 last week to 753, up 60% from the same time last year for a record 23 months of increases.
U.S. LNG deliveries to Europe are up 75% year over year, while rates for 10-year LNG contracts have risen roughly 75% as importers attempt to lock in prices.
The EPA is considering new air quality labels that critics say would slow oil and gas drilling in parts of the prolific Permian Basin.
Global surplus crude production capacity fell to less than half its 2021 average in May, including an 80% decline in non-OPEC countries:
G7 nations are considering a plan that would permit insuring Russian crude shipments sold below a certain price threshold, a potential avenue for boosting supplies.
Spain and Portugal put a cap on gas prices in local electricity markets.
Surging gas prices in the U.S. have forced some drivers of ride-sharing services to wrap their cars in advertisements to offset costs and earn more money.
Over 20 ships were backed up off the Port of Hamburg in early June amid labor unrest at the main German gateway.
Transatlantic air cargo capacity is back to pre-pandemic levels as passenger travel continues to grow, according to California freight forwarder Flexport.
DB Schenker will expand its North American operations with the $285 million acquisition of USA Truck.
The U.S. will contribute one-third of the $600 billion that G7 nations aim to raise for infrastructure projects in developing countries over the next five years, a counter to China’s multi-trillion dollar Belt and Road initiative.
Domestic Markets
The U.S. reported 18,551 new COVID-19 infections and five virus fatalities Sunday.
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine produced stronger immune responses to Omicron than the current version of its shot, paving the way for potential use by this fall.
U.S. consumer sentiment hit a record-low in June even as the outlook for inflation improved slightly, according to a widely followed University of Michigan index.
The U.S. economy will narrowly avoid recession as it slows this year and next, the International Monetary Fund predicts.
Interest costs on U.S. national debt are 30% higher this year and will likely keep growing due to rising interest rates across the globe.
The four-week average of jobless claims is at its highest level since January, an early sign of cracks emerging in the robust U.S. labor market.
Almost half of 2021’s new entrepreneurs were women compared to just 28% in 2019, a new survey shows.
The average U.S. mortgage rate has almost doubled since the end of 2021, reaching 5.81% last week, according to Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, monthly mortgage payments on the typical home climbed to $2,031 in May from $1,378 a year earlier, according to Zillow.
New U.S. home sales rose 10.7% from April to May, topping market expectations with large gains in the West (+39.3%) and South (+12.8%).
Frontier Group Holdings received a major endorsement from a proxy advisory firm that could give its bid to acquire Spirit Airlines the edge over JetBlue Airways.
New electric vehicles from South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are quickly surpassing sales of American models from Chevrolet and Ford in the U.S.
China’s latest efforts to stamp out COVID-19 are proving successful, with Shanghai reporting zero new cases for the first time in two months and Beijing reopening schools this week.
The U.K. has spent an estimated $459 billion in its efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
More news related to the war in Europe:
Leaders from G7 nations agreed to provide indefinite support for Ukraine’s defensive efforts against Russia at a meeting on Sunday. The group of nations also agreed to ban Russian gold imports and are expected to move forward with efforts to pursue a price cap on Russian oil.
With the grace period for $100 million in missed bond payments ending last night, Russia defaulted on its debt for the first time in more than 100 years.
The economies of both Germany and France, Europe’s largest, slowed dramatically in June, as supply chain disruptions and surging prices cooled their manufacturing industries.
Mexico’s economy expanded 1.1% in April, the fastest pace in over a year.
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