White House and Other Schedules for Tuesday, July 12

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Tuesday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:    DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022  In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President […]

Text of Pres Biden’s Announcement of 50 Mln Bls Release from SPR

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the text of the White House announcement Tuesday morning that the president is authorizing the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in coordination with China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK: President Biden Announces Release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve As Part […]

Re OPEC+, ‘Prudence’ is Watchword as Production Limits Mostly Left in Place

By Brai Odion-Esene, SW4 Insights for Mace News WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Major oil-producing countries Thursday voted to maintain limits on their collective output levels for another month, arguing that the still-cloudy global economic outlook requires a prudent approach. “The Meeting recognized the recent improvement in the market sentiment by the acceptance and the rollout of […]

Russia, Saudi Arabia Counsel Caution; Point OPEC+ to Maintaining Production Limits

By Brai Odion-Esene, SW4 Insights for Mace News WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The oil market might have bounced back and stabilized following the tumult of Spring 2020, when the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic put the global economy in a coma and crushed energy demand, but that doesn’t mean major oil producing countries should rush to […]

US Air Attack vs Iranian-backed ‘Infrastructure’ in Syria was ‘Proportionate’

WASHINGTON {MaceNews) – The Pentagon announced Thursday night a U.S. air attack directed against a facility near the Iraq border that Defense Secretary Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters he was “confident” was used by Shia militia backed by Iran. The attack, an official said, killed a handful of militia members. The following is the initial […]

OPEC SEES PARTIAL OIL DEMAND RECOVERY IN 2021, EXPECTS MEMBERS TO GROW MKT SHARE

–US Shale Sector To Recover Quickly As Market Conditions Improve –Sees Longer-Term Decline In OECD Oil Demand, Increased Consumption In Non-OECD Region By Brai Odion-Esene, SW4 Insights for Mace News WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Influential oil group OPEC Thursday predicted a partial rebound in oil demand next year, although the coronavirus outbreak remains a major X-factor, […]

STATUS CHECK: SIGNALS SENT, WITH SIGNINGS – AND ROCKETS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Tuesday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes A lot of signaling embedded in the day’s news, starting with the signing of three documents at the White House, formally committing Bahrain,  the UAE and Israel to open embassies in each other’s […]

TEXT: UAE/ISRAEL ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

–Israel Agrees To Suspend Claim of Sovereignty Over West Bank WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is the text of the joint statement among the U.S., Israel and the United Arab Emirates which Thursday became the third Arab country to formally declare peace with Israel: Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and […]

OPEC-PLUS WATCHDOG URGES GREATER COMPLIANCE WITH AGREED PRODUCTION CUTS

By Brai Odion-Esene, SW4 Insights for Mace News WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Complete adherence to the recent accord on oil production limits is paramount to rebalancing oil market fundamentals and ensuring stability in the industry, the OPEC-plus watchdog group warned Thursday. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) is co-chaired by Russia and Saudi Arabia’s energy ministers, […]