Briefs
Factual, source-attributed briefs on primary economic releases — Federal Open Market Committee statements, Reserve Bank of Australia decisions and the EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Every claim cites its primary source, is checked by an automated groundedness firewall, and is published by a named human editor — each carrying an independently verifiable Signed Brief receipt. General information only; not financial advice.
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Crude Inventories Rise 0.1 Million Barrels in Fourth Consecutive Weekly Build; Gasoline and Distillate Stocks Fall
EIA data for the week ending August 21 showed commercial crude stocks at 428.9 million barrels, distillate inventories down for a fourth consecutive week at 103.4 million barrels, and refinery utilization at 97.4 percent.
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FOMC Holds at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 Percent as Three Dissent in Favor of a Hike
The Committee voted 9–3 on July 29 to leave the target range unchanged, with Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan preferring a quarter-point increase — the first dissents since the June meeting's unanimous vote.
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