Deceleration of activity and lower interest rates in China
China’s GDP growth declined to +4% yoy in the last quarter of 2021. This is a less sharp deceleration than expected, thanks in particular to the…
ICE Brent prompt contract remained supported at 75.6 $/b. Large crude importers such as India urged the OPEC+ group to increase production, citing inflationary pressures as a potential global macro risk to growth. Stocks in the ARA region built for middle distillates and fuel oil products, showing that the ongoing recovery in European demand is not outstripping supply, which remained ample thanks to continued imports from Asia.
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