Midweek News 22Aug

Graphics

• S&P 500 Sectors Relative Performance. (Bespoke)
• Crude Oil Price Review, YTD. (EIA)
• Crude Inventories (Page 10). (EIA)

Central Banks

• How China Is Driving Federal Reserve Policy. (US News/Jim Rickards)
• Slowdown In Forex Reserve Growth Signal End To Cheap Money Flow. (FT Beyond BRICs)
• What Happened After Europe's Last Three Currency Unions? (Zerohedge)
• FOMC Minutes. (FT Alpha)

Geo-Politics

• Tax v Debt: Where Does US Funding Come From? (Zerohedge)
• White House Mulls Release Of SPR. (Fox Business)
• Rising Gas Prices In US Not A Big Concern For Voters. (Reuters)
• POTUS' Latest Pretext For War With Syria. (RT)

Supply/Demand & Markets

• API: -6mil v +250k exp. (Reuters)
• EIA: -5.4mil v -250k exp. (EIA)
• China's Jul Iran Crude Imports Slide 30% On Year. (Platts)
• The Potentials Of & Concerns Over LTO. (IEA)