crude oil
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The U.S. drew down just over one million barrels a day from commercial crude oil stocks last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
JGB prices may also be weighed by rising crude oil prices that could increase inflationary pressures in Japan and lead to quicker pace of BOJ rate increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell by 7.2 million barrels for a seventh consecutive week, according to EIA data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The EIA estimated U.S. crude oil production at 13.8 million barrels a day, up by 92,000 barrels a day from the previous week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
