Asset Backed Credit – Thinking On Energy

Energy

Brent Crude $106.18 ▲ +1.80 (+1.72%) WTI $93.51 ▲ +1.10 (+1.19%) Natural Gas $3.05 ▼ 0.15 (4.69%) RBOB Gasoline $3.43 ▲ +0.02 (+0.59%) ULSD Diesel $5.01 — 0.00 (0.00%) Heating Oil $4.80 ▼ 0.02 (0.41%) Jet Fuel $4.35 — 0.00 (0.00%) OPEC Basket $114.53 — 0.00 (0.00%) WCS Crude $82.26 — 0.00 (0.00%) Urals Crude $113.61 ▲ +3.92 (+3.57%) Dutch TTF €71.89 — 0.00 (0.00%) Coal $137.94 — 0.00 (0.00%) Propane MB $0.86 — 0.00 (0.00%)

Retail Prices

Retail Gasoline $4.478/gal ▲ +0.16 (+3.68%) Retail Diesel (ULSD) $6.529/gal ▲ +0.24 (+3.88%) Retail Pressure Index — U.S. 99.0 ▲ +0.79 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 1 (East Coast) 99.1 ▲ +4.80 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 2 (Midwest) 99.0 ▲ +0.75 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 3 (Gulf Coast) 99.1 ▲ +0.47 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 4 (Rocky Mtn) 98.3 ▲ +1.30 Retail Pressure Index — PADD 5 (West Coast) 98.8 ▲ +0.24

Metals & Carbon

Gold $4257.80 ▼ 28.34 (0.66%) Silver $63.69 ▼ 0.62 (0.96%) EU Carbon €86.78 — 0.00 (0.00%)

News

Middle East Eye Israeli court says government violates ruling on Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners Middle East Eye Houthis say Saudi strikes on Yemen's Taiz leave dozens of casualties Middle East Eye Israeli media says Netanyahu made unannounced visit to UAE Middle East Eye Netanyahu orders preparation of possible legal case against Erdogan, report says CleanTechnica Space Squeeze Forces Solar Developers To Get Creative Hellenic Shipping News Product Tanker Rates on the Rise Hellenic Shipping News Dry Bulk Market Trending Higher Again Hellenic Shipping News Asia-US container rates still rising; liquid tanker rates ex-US Gulf largely stable Hellenic Shipping News How ethanol is expanding shipping’s fuel choices CleanTechnica Solar, Wind, Battery Storage, And Politics — It’s Complicated gCaptain Iran Says Won’t Soften Demands As Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer gCaptain Russia Says It Struck Vessels In Ukraine

Demand, Policy, Pricing, Regulatory

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Doug Haugh · August 16, 2026