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U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC 20585 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2026 The Annual Energy Outlook 2026 (AEO2026) explores medium- and long-term alternative futures in the United States through 2050. AEO2026 enables the public to explore a suite of alternative pathways for our energy future depending on assumptions made about markets, technological breakthroughs, and policy. It includes a narrative report, as well as the full set of data tables and visualizations, assumptions and methodologies, and detailed descriptions of the 11 cases we ran to explore these alternative futures. “AEO2026 is best understood as a product suite…

is expected to average above $100 per barrel this year if the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly shut to tanker traffic for another month, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday. “We continue to see the risks to our price forecast as skewed to the upside,” the U.S. investment bank said in a note carried by Bloomberg after the U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday night. Goldman cut its price expectations for crude oil late on Wednesday following the news of a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States. However, the bank has assumed various scenarios in…

March 2026 HighlightsMarket Activity Increases Amid Shift from Off-Exchange to Lit VenuesU.S. equities total market Average Daily Volume (ADV) rose 2.3% month-over-month to 20.5 billion shares, surpassing February 2026 record volume and up 27.8% year-over-year.Trade Reporting Facility (TRF) as a percentage of Total Consolidated Volume (TCV) decreased 133 basis points to 46.5%, showing a shift toward lit venues.Cboe’s overall market share increased 21 basis points to 10%.Premium Products and InnovationCboe premium execution products saw record adoption in the first quarter of 2026. In March, use of Periodic Auctions on Cboe BYX® Equities Exchange (BYX) increased 62% and Quote Depletion Protection…

Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—decreased $18.3 billion (0.1 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $103.2 billion (0.5 percent).This report for February 2026, originally scheduled for March 27, 2026, was rescheduled due to the October–November 2025 government shutdown.Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $106.5 billion in February. Personal saving was $931.5 billion in February, and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Uzbekistan has fired the starting gun on listing state assets worth $2.4bn in London, marking the country’s first foray into global stock markets.The Uzbekistan National Investment Fund said on Thursday it was targeting listings in London and Tashkent that are centrepieces of a push by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to open up the economy. It aimed to complete the listings by mid-May, according to people familiar with the matter.London’s listings drought has not been aided by the Middle East conflict, although this week’s…

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 4.4 percent.The third report for the fourth quarter of 2025, originally scheduled for March 27, 2026, was rescheduled due to the October–November 2025 government shutdown.Real GDP was revised down 0.2 percentage point from the second estimate, primarily reflecting a downward revision to investment. For more information, refer to the “Technical Notes” below.The contributors to…

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. April 09, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Crédit Agricole S.A. and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd, and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Crédit Agricole S.A., Paris, France, and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Paris, France Cease and Desist Order…

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(By Oil & Gas 360) – Global energy supply is being reshaped, not by a single event, but by a shift in where the next barrels are coming from. For much of the past decade, the story was relatively clear. U.S. shale growth, OPEC+ management, and steady demand shaped a market that, while volatile, remained broadly predictable. That framework is now changing. Today’s market is defined less by how much oil exists and more by where it can be produced, how it can be moved, and how reliable those flows are. Geopolitical disruption has exposed the fragility of key transit…

Trae Bodge is a smart-shopping expert. Find additional savings tips at her website. Here, she tells Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine about her favorite grocery hacks to keep prices low, plus where she thinks grocery prices are headed.Q: With grocery prices up nearly one-third since 2020, food costs have become a major pain point for most Americans. Do you see prices coming down or moderating this year?While I see prices stabilizing — barring a weather pattern that affects crops or an illness amongst animals — unfortunately, prices aren’t likely to come down anytime soon. So it’s important for shoppers to get…