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Brief: Demand Signals from Global Manufacturing Activity
The J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI increased to 50.3 in June from 49.5 in May, crossing the 50.0 no-change threshold for the first time in three months to indicate a marginal expansion in global manufacturing activity and potential for upside surprises to global commodity consumption heading into 2H25.
Brief: Hedge Funds' TTF Bets Face New EU Storage Regulations
The European gas market is unlikely to get a reprieve from near-term volatility as a complex combination of new EU gas regulations, low seasonal storage levels, and a sharp increase in hedge funds’ speculative bets on TTF offset this week’s rapid reduction in conflict-related disruption risks to Qatari LNG exports.
Brief: Seasonal Deficits in Floating Stocks
Global floating crude storage added 6.9 MMb W/W to 81.8 MMb this week, led by builds in Asia. Still, a closer look at current numbers relative to historical trends shows the global crude market skews undersupplied despite consecutive OPEC8+ production hikes.