OIL PRODUCTS: Oil Products End of Day Summary: Cracks Diverge
Oct-03 18:12
Cracks have diverged as the market assesses the impact of refinery disruption in the US and Russia, though are generally facing some pressure from slightly higher crude pricing.
- US gasoline crack up 0.2$/bbl at 17.33$/bbl
- US ULSD crack down 0.5$/bbl at 33.2$/bbl
- An explosion and fire occurred at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery near LA late Oct. 2, affecting the isomax unit, which produces jet fuel from heavy gasoil. This is temporarily bullish for jet fuel on the West Coast.
- Chevron’s 285k b/d El Segundo refinery in LA has shut multiple units as it continues battling afire that broke out last night at a process unit, Bloomberg reported.
- Drones attacked an oil refinery in Orsk, Russia, on Friday, according to Kyiv-based UNN and various social media reports.
- Russia’s seaborne diesel and gasoil exports dropped by 20% m/m in September to about 2.4m metric tons, as unplanned refinery outages curbed production, Reuters reports.
- Russia’s Energy Ministry continues to take “all necessary measures to maintain stability and uninterrupted supplies of all types and brands of fuel,” it said in a Telegram statement cited by Bloomberg.
- Europe can replace Russia-derived diesel volumes as the January EU ban on Russia-derived products adds uncertainty, Vortexa said.
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PIPELINE: Corporate Bond Update: Over $17B to Price Wednesday
Sep-03 18:06
$17.05B to price Wednesday - well off Tuesday's record high of $50.95B, with details from a handful of names yet to announce:
- Date $MM Issuer (Priced *, Launch #)
- 09/03 $2B *AIIB 3Y SOFR+31
- 09/03 $1.5B *OKB 5Y SOFR+43
- 09/03 $1.4B #Dow Chemical $750M +5Y +115, $650M +10Y +145
- 09/03 $1.25B #Plains All American $700M +5Y +105, $550M +10Y +142
- 09/03 $1.2B Clarios 7NC3 6.75%
- 09/03 $1.1B *PTT Global Chem $600M PerpNC5.25 6.5%, $500M PerpNC10 7.125
- 09/03 $1.05B #PECO Energy $525M each: 10Y +68, 30Y +75
- 09/03 $1B #Suzano Netherlands +10Y +145
- 09/03 $850M #Nordea Bank Perp Nov'33 6.75%
- 09/03 $850M #Southern Co Gas $425M 3Y +52, $425M 10Y +93
- 09/03 $800M #F&G Global $500M 3Y +108, $300M 3Y SOFR+132.5
- 09/03 $750M #Pacific Life 30Y +105
- 09/03 $600M *Commercial Bank (PSQC) 5Y +100
- 09/03 $500M #BNY Mellon PerpNC5 5.95%
- 09/03 $600M Tallgrass Energy 8.5NC3.5 6.75%
- 09/03 $600M Cleveland-Cliffs 8.25NC3.25 7.75%
- 09/03 $500M #Colburn 10Y +120
- 09/03 $500M Lithia Motors 5NC2 5.625%
- 09/03 $500M OneMain Finance 7.5NC3 6.5%
- 09/03 $500M Century Comm 8NC3 6.875%
- 09/03 $Benchmark Swedish Export Credit 5Y SOFR+51
- 09/03 $500M #Blackstone Private Credit 5Y +160
- 09/03 $Benchmark Petrobras Global +5Y 5.4%, +10Y 6.6%
- 09/03 $Benchmark Turkie Wealth Fund +5Y 7.625%a, 10Y 8.735%a
- 09/03 $Benchmark Sumitomo Life Insurance 30NC10 5.875%
EURGBP TECHS: Trades Through Resistance
Sep-03 18:00
- RES 4: 0.8769 High Jul 28 and the bull trigger
- RES 3: 0.8744 High Aug 7
- RES 2: 0.8728 76.4% retracement of the Jul 28 - Aug 14 bear leg
- RES 1: 0.8713 High Sep 2
- PRICE: 0.8683 @ 16:38 BST Sep 3
- SUP 1: 0.8628/8597 50-day EMA / Low Aug 14 and the bear trigger
- SUP 2: 0.8562 50.0% retracement May 29 - Jul 28 upleg
- SUP 3: 0.8540 Low Jun 30
- SUP 4: 0.8514 61.8% retracement May 29 - Jul 28 upleg
EURGBP traded higher Tuesday, resulting in a breach of resistance at 0.8674, the Aug 25 and 29 high. The break signals a stronger reversal and suggests scope for climb towards 0.8744, the Aug 7 high. Key resistance and the bull trigger is at 0.8769, the Jul 28 high. Key support to watch lies at support at 0.8597, the Aug 14 low. Clearance of this level is required to reinstate the recent bearish threat.
FED: Kashkari Sees Breakeven Hiring Rate Of 75k A Month, Within Ranges
Sep-03 17:49
- Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari (’26 voter) saw he sees the breakeven hiring rate about 75k a month.
- The estimate fits nicely within the range of estimates we go into in our NFP preview published a little earlier today (https://media.marketnews.com/USNFP_Sep2025_Preview_8025c04073.pdf)
- He also adds that he’s skeptical that AI is showing up in economic data.
- As noted in the preview, there continues to be focus on the potential “breakeven” rate of payrolls growth, that is the pace at which the unemployment rate would be kept steady when allowing for differences between the establishment and household surveys.
- With significant moderation in labor force growth having broadly come along with reduced labor demand, there appears to be a rough range of estimates that this breakeven rate could be between 50-100k.
- Of the FOMC members, the estimates tend to be capped at either end by those from the hawkish and dovish end of the spectrum. St Louis Fed’s Musalem, a ’25 FOMC voter and clear hawk, thinks it’s reasonable to expect the breakeven rate could be below 50k whereas Fed Governor Waller, a firm dove seen as leading contender for next Fed Chair, viewed it a few months ago as being in the 80-100k region.
