United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change above expectations (0.4M) in March 13: Actual (6.156M)

Mar 18, 2026

Canada: Spending data shows tentative resilience – RBC

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) economists Rachel Battaglia and Abbey Xu report that Canadian cardholder spending improved modestly in February, even as consumers continued to reduce discretionary goods purchases.

Fed: Powell set to delay cuts – ING

ING’s Benjamin Schroeder expects the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep rates unchanged at its March FOMC meeting as higher Oil prices and elevated inflation expectations constrain policy. He notes markets see no cut today, with the first reduction only fully priced by year-end.