• Brian Sullivan: Why the 'real' price of oil is likely $30-$40 higher than where it is now | 2026-10-15
  Physical oil can cost about $38 a barrel more to deliver, as tanker rates surge.
• Diesel's surge is starting to push other prices around. Here's how | 2026-10-15
  The skyrocketing price of diesel is plain for Americans to see anytime they fuel up their ​cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, though only a fraction of US drivers own a diesel-powered vehicle so they may think they are ‌dodging that massive sticker shock.
• Which grocery prices are rising the fastest and which are falling? | 2026-10-15
  Grocery prices ticked lower in September, but some items continued to surge.
• US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say | 2026-10-15
  A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil ​and fuel would likely have limited impact on boosting tanker availability, traders and analysts said on Thursday.
• Rig count, industrial production, and trade prices among economic data due Friday | 2026-10-15
  As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway market dynamics are expected. On Friday, October 16, 2026, market participants will be monitoring several key indicators that provide insight into the health of the U.S.
• Why have US-Ukraine relations soured ahead of the midterms? | 2026-10-15
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt “betrayed” on Wednesday after access was seemingly restricted to US intelligence and Space X satellite services, raising new questions about US commitment to Ukraine. With Trump under pressure over rising fuel prices, is the White House hoping criticism of Kyiv can help shift the blame?
• US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long? | 2026-10-15
  High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now
• US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long? | 2026-10-15
  
• International Energy Agency to release more than 20 million barrels of diesel as soon as possible | 2026-10-15
  The Trump administration pushed Europe to release diesel stocks as prices in the U.S. surged to record highs in September.
• Crude oil inventories show significant decline, surpassing expectations | 2026-10-15
  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its latest data on crude oil inventories, revealing a substantial decrease in the number of barrels held by U.S. firms. The actual inventory change stood at -8.557 million barrels.
• IEA to speed up oil stocks release including over 20 million barrels of diesel | 2026-10-15
  The ​International Energy Agency on Thursday agreed to release over 20 million barrels of diesel to the market as ‌soon as possible and any oil remaining from a record emergency reserves release pledged in March to help supply and cool soaring prices.
• Jeff Currie Calls Brent ‘Vibe Contract’ Out of Step With Energy | 2026-10-15
  The world’s most important oil benchmark has become little more than a “vibe contract,” blunting its usefulness as a tool to manage price volatility, according to Wall Street veteran Jeff Currie.
• IEA to complete release of 100M barrels from March intervention | 2026-10-15
  - The International Energy Agency announced Thursday that member countries agreed to complete the release of 100 million barrels of oil remaining from an intervention launched in March to address high fuel prices.
• Nasdaq Down Over 1%; US Producer Inflation Surges In September | 2026-10-15
  U.S. stocks mixed as September producer prices surged 1.3%; Nasdaq dropped 1.25%, while Dow rose 0.45% and S&P 500 slipped 0.47%.
• Oil and Gas Costs Send US Producer Prices Higher | 2026-10-15
  The US producer price index for September advanced 1.3% from a month earlier — the most since March 2022 — and 6.3% from a year earlier, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Thursday. Energy prices rose 10.8% in September. Bloomberg's Enda Curran reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
• US officials considering ad campaign to urge South African Afrikaners to emigrate | 2026-10-15
  Exclusive: Trump has falsely claimed Afrikaners are facing ‘white genocide’, but very few have applied to live in USThe US government could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a media campaign in South Africa to figure out why more white Afrikaners are not applying to become refugees to the US, as Donald Trump had hoped.State department officials, according to an August proposal seen by the Guardian, outlined a roughly $335,000 research and advertising effort after applications to the refugee program “trended lower than expected” since Afrikaners were allowed to apply directly online in November 2025. The document, written by the US mission in South Africa with a department research unit for the embassy in Pretoria, admits officials know little about why. Continue reading...
• G20 finance ministers, central bankers gather amid fallout from Iran war | 2026-10-15
  Officials meet in Thailand as conflict drives energy prices higher and casts uncertainty over global economy.
• Zelensky Is Open to a Starlink Deal | 2026-10-15
  Ukraine would stop targeting Russian energy in return for data access to Russian launch sites.
• Ukraine Resumes Strikes On Russian Refineries | 2026-10-15
  Plus, Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and the FBI is investigating suspicious mailings sent to elections offices.
• What to know about Starshield and why its disruption rattled Ukraine’s forces | 2026-10-15
  Ukraine’s military faced sudden disruptions in SpaceX’s Starshield satellite connectivity, causing lost drones and failed operations.

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