The Energy Information Administration released a report on Wednesday showing crude oil inventories in the U.S. tumbled by much more than expected in the week ended May 15th.The report said crude oil inventories plunged by 7.9 million barrels last week after slumping by 4.3 million barrels in the previous week. Economists had expected crude oil inventories to decrease by 2.9 million barrels.At 445....
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Market Analysis
May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.