20 Aug 2026 Brent NYMEX
Global crude benchmarks climbed to four-week highs on Wednesday, lifted by escalating geopolitical fragmentation after the UAE severed economic ties with Iran, sluggish maritime transits through the Strait of Hormuz, and reduced Russian port loadings.
20 Aug 2026
India has moved a step closer towards imposing countervailing duties on Chinese PVC suspension resin imports, with trade authorities formalising the line-up of domestic and overseas stakeholders participating in the ongoing anti-subsidy investigation.
20 Aug 2026
US commercial crude oil inventories rose by 4.4 million barrels in the week ending August 14 to 428.8 million barrels, erasing seasonal deficits to match the five-year average for this time of year as refiners accelerated processing rates.
20 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026 Brent NYMEX
Global crude benchmarks edged higher on Tuesday to settle at their highest levels in more than three weeks, buoyed by the collapse of US-Iran ceasefire negotiations, escalating Middle Eastern military strikes, and Russian export rerouting.
19 Aug 2026
Container spot rates on Transpacific routes surged to fresh highs this week, diverging sharply from broader global softening as sustained US peak-season import volumes and looming Panama Canal restrictions drove rates upward.
19 Aug 2026
