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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, refined oil production declined by 134,000 barrels per day for the week ending July 31, compared with an increase of 15,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. gasoline production fell by 309,000 barrels per day for the week ending July 31, compared to a rise of 178,000 barrels per day in the previous week.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. reformulated gasoline inventories remained at 0 million barrels for the week ending July 31, unchanged from the previous week.

According to EIA data, U.S. refinery capacity utilization rate for the week ending July 31 stood at 96.5%, below the forecast of 96.9% and the prior week's 97.2%.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude oil production fell 183,000 barrels per day in the week ended July 31, compared to 271,000 barrels per day in the prior week.

According to EIA, U.S. crude oil imports for the week ending July 31 reached 297,000 barrels per day, compared to negative 237,000 barrels per day the prior week.

According to EIA data released at week ending July 31, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves declined 2.841 million barrels, compared to a 3.797 million barrel draw-down in the prior week.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 2.48 million barrels last week, contrary to Bloomberg consensus expectations for a 2.1 million barrel decline and analyst forecasts of a 1.39 million barrel

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), refinery utilization rates declined 0.7% for the week of July 31, falling short of the projected 0.5% decline and reversing the prior week's 1.1%

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), crude refining inventory declined by 3.47 million barrels in the week of July 31, significantly below the consensus forecast of a 419,000-barrel increase and reversing the prior week's build of 1.062 million barrels.

According to EIA data, U.S. crude oil inventory in the Cushing region increased by 2.356 million barrels in the week ended July 31, compared to a decline of 0.771 million barrels in the prior week.

According to EIA data, U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.643 million barrels in the week ending July 31, surpassing the expected decline of 1.45 million barrels and reversing the prior week's modest 7,000-barrel

According to Odaily and PRNewswire, Bitcoin miner Hut 8 announced Q2 2026 financial results showing significant progress in its AI data center operations. The company has secured 949MW of committed IT capacity across its AI data centers, representing approximately $26.6 billion in gross contract

According to Gate data, as of today, WTI crude oil futures declined 1.36% to $74.738 per barrel, while Brent crude fell 0.88% to $78.665 per barrel. Spot gold climbed 3.48% to $4,218.97 per ounce, and spot silver rose 5.14% to $62.56 per ounce.

According to Reuters citing vessel tracking firm Kpler, on August 4, only 8 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, including 5 tankers and 3 bulk carriers, roughly flat compared to the previous day. The figure represents a sharp decline from the pre-conflict average of 130 to 140 vessels daily.

The Bank of Korea announced Monday it has started buying spot gold exchange-traded products, marking its first gold purchases since 2013. The central bank also established a framework to purchase domestically produced gold in the near future through a cooperative system involving the Korea

According to the Bank of Korea, on Monday, the central bank started buying spot gold exchange-traded products and established a framework to purchase domestically produced gold in the near future. The purchases mark the first time South Korea has bought gold since 2013. Under the announced framewor

Goldman Sachs named two European stocks with projected 12-month upside above 100% in its August picks, with UK clean energy developer Ceres Power leading at 168% and German defense contractor Rheinmetall second at 102%. The forecasts arrive as the Stoxx 600 touched a record high on Tuesday. Goldman