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European Window: Brent Rallies To $78.50/bbl

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Nov’24 Brent futures flat price rallied this afternoon, increasing from $77.72/bbl at 12:00 BST to a high of $79.55/bbl at 15:00 BST before coming to rest around $78.47/bbl at 17:45 BST (time of writing). In the news, Typhoon Shanshan hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, with three people reported dead and one missing, according to Bloomberg. The storm hit the city of Kagoshima at top speeds of 123mph and is heading towards the main island of Honshu, where the major port of Mizushima and multiple oil refineries are located. In other news, US Q2’24 GDP was revised up to 3% y/y, primarily driven by consumer spending. At the same time, US weekly jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 231,000 in the week ending 24 Aug against a Reuters poll forecasting 232,000 claims for this week. Lastly, Iraq plans to cut oil output to 3.85-3.9mb/d in September 2024, and cancelled a spot cargo of 1mb in August to reduce exports, a source told Reuters. At the time of writing, the front month (Nov/Dec’24) and six-month (Nov/May’25) Brent futures spreads are at $0.82/bbl and $2.63/bbl respectively.

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