Weekend News 16Aug

09-14Aug Auction 
via The Daily

Central Banks 

  •  PBOC Devalues Currency; Currency Wars Continue. (Reuters)
  • China's Forex Reserves Fall For 3rd Straight Month. (China Daily)

Geopolitics

  • 3 Maps Showing How NATO & Russia Might Accidentally Escalate Into War. (Washington Post)
  • US Approves Crude Export Swaps With Mexico. (Reuters)
Source: EIA (Aug 2015)

Supply/Demand & Markets

  • EIA: -1.7mil v -1.7mil exp. (EIA)
  • Oil Market Report: World Oil Demand Set To Rise. (IEA)
  • US Shale Firms Turn To Private Equity As Market Funding Tails Off. (Reuters)