Traders are pricing in a 40% chance of a 50BP Fed rate cut

According to data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for the week ending August 18, speculators increased their net long positions in New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil by 320 contracts, bringing the total to 104,035 contracts, the highest level in nearly three weeks.

Uber (UBER.US) has been fined 825 million euros (963 million US dollars) by Dutch regulators for suspending driver accounts using automated systems, marking the second largest penalty under the EU General Data Protection Regulation to date.

The US dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell by 0.09% for the day, closing at 98.801 in the late New York trading session. At the close of the New York forex market, 1 euro was exchanged for 1.1683 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.1676 US dollars; 1 British pound was exchanged for 1.3652 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.3628 US dollars. One US dollar was exchanged for 159.02 Japanese yen, lower than the previous tra

Norwegian natural gas system operator GASSCO plans to implement natural gas production cuts at the Troll field from 04:00 on August 22 to 03:59 on August 23, with a daily reduction of 5.1 million cubic meters. This reduction is part of routine maintenance operations, and specific subsequent gas supply adjustments will be subject to further official announcements.