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Futures data for September 16: 1. WTI crude oil futures trading volume was 573,921 contracts, down 339,581 contracts from the previous trading day. Open interest was 1,949,878 contracts, down 16,733 contracts from the previous trading day. 2. Brent crude oil futures trading volume was 81,265 contracts, down 105,520 contracts from the previous trading day. Open interest was 203,946 contracts, down 468 contracts from the previous trading day. 3. Natural gas futures trading volume was 404,152 contracts, down 102,010 contracts from the previous trading day. Open interest was 1,640,220 contracts, down 5,748 contracts from the previous trading day.On September 16, Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Greg Hunt, stated that the central bank is "very close" to returning inflation to the midpoint of its 2%-3% target range, while the economy is nearing full employment. "We are monitoring the situation and will remain on the sidelines," Hunt said at an industry event in Sydney on Tuesday. "The committee will formulate policy accordingly. While its impossible to predict the future completely, for now we want to maintain the status quo." The RBA will hold its next meeting on September 29-30, and most economists and traders expect it to maintain the cash rate at 3.6%. Economists generally predict the bank will cut interest rates for the fourth time this year in November, followed by another cut early next year, bringing the terminal rate to 3.1%.On September 16th, in response to a users question about whether the Macrohard project was being advanced, Musk replied, "We are indeed spray-painting the words MACROHARD on the roof of the Colossus II supercomputing cluster in Memphis, large enough to be seen from space." Musk had previously stated that he was planning to establish a pure AI software company called Macrohard. The name was a bit of a joke, but the project itself was real. At the time, he also explained, "Given that software companies like Microsoft dont produce physical hardware themselves, it should be feasible to fully simulate it using AI."SK On announced on September 16th the completion of a pilot plant for all-solid-state batteries at its Future Technology Center in Yucheng District, Daejeon, South Korea. This pilot production line will primarily be used to provide trial products to customers and systematically evaluate and verify product quality and performance. The approximately 4,628-square-meter facility will be used by SK On to develop sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, with some production lines also developing solid-state lithium metal batteries. SK On plans to commercialize all-solid-state batteries in 2029, a year ahead of its original target of 2030.Futures News, September 16th. Economies.com analysts latest view today: WTI crude oil futures prices have risen in recent intraday trading, thanks to their stable trading above the 50-period exponential moving average (EMA50), which has provided effective support for the intraday rebound attempt. Nevertheless, the dominant downtrend remains in effect in the short term, and prices are trading along a suppressive trendline, which limits the upward momentum and weakens the possibility of a continued rebound. In addition, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has shown negative technical signs after reaching clear overbought territory, suggesting the risk of a short-term weakening of upward momentum.

Putin stated that he will hit the price of natural gas! The United States is considering using oil reserves, and oil prices are temporarily holding back

Oct 26, 2021 10:59

On Wednesday (October 6), natural gas prices in Europe ushered in a sharp drop after two days of skyrocketing. In the previous two days, they had risen by 60%, while oil prices fell back by more than 2%. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia will increase its supply of natural gas to Europe to alleviate the impact of the global energy contraction suffered by Europe. At the same time, the US government is considering using emergency oil reserves to ease the trend of soaring gasoline prices. There is also news that Russia and the United States are discussing reopening the Iran nuclear agreement.


Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the sales of natural gas to Europe may hit a record high, and the flow of natural gas transported to Europe through Ukraine may exceed the contract between the Russian state-owned natural gas company Gazprom and Kiev, Ukraine. Critics have accused Russia of blocking supplies.

This argument caused European natural gas prices to collapse. Natural gas futures prices fell by more than 10% since the highest price since 2008, which was the day before, and crude oil also fell.

Matthew Weller, head of global research for FOREX.com and City Index, said Wednesday that Wednesday brought some good news for energy-stressed European countries, as Russia increased its natural gas exports to Europe. These news broke the well-known natural gas price increase at least temporarily.

Data from FactSet shows that British natural gas futures prices have soared by more than 400% so far this year.

On the same day, U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm said that the U.S. government is considering using emergency oil reserves to ease the trend of soaring gasoline prices. With the cooling of the new crown epidemic and increasing demand, US gasoline prices have hit a seven-year high.

Granholm said at the Energy Transition Summit organized by the Financial Times when he talked about the prospect of the US government using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease the rise in oil and motor fuel prices, "This is a tool under consideration."

According to data from the US Department of Energy, SPR stored in coastal caves in Texas and Louisiana currently contains approximately 617.8 million barrels of crude oil, the lowest level in approximately 18 years.

Granholm also did not rule out the possibility of resuming the crude oil export ban, which was lifted when Obama assumed the presidency in 2015. She said, "This is a tool we haven't used before, but it's also a tool."

The EIA crude oil and gasoline inventory data released on Wednesday both recorded an increase, sparking concerns about weak demand and a negative effect on oil prices. EIA crude oil inventories increased by 2.345 million barrels, and gasoline inventories increased by 3.256 million barrels. Refined oil inventories fell only slightly by 396,000 barrels.

U.S. oil production increased to 11.3 million barrels per day, recovering from the shutdown caused by the storm more than a month ago, and production rebounded to near the peak during the epidemic, but still far below the 13 million barrels per day set in 2019 Record.

According to another report, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov had discussed the restoration of the Iranian nuclear agreement with US Secretary of State Brinken. Restarting the previously shelved Iran nuclear agreement may affect the confidence of the oil market bulls.