19 October 2026: TMGM Daily Market Breakfast
At around $108 a barrel, Brent was lower on Monday. The decline came as President Donald Trump defended a Russian diesel agreement and sanctions waivers as measures to keep peace talks intact. A tanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Emergency oil-stock measures, meanwhile, involved faster releases and a U.S. solicitation for up to 17 million barrels. Third-quarter growth in China’s economy reached 4.5% year-on-year, above the 4.4% consensus and the prior 4.3% reading. Bank of Jap...Read more
20 Oct 2026