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title: EIA Crude Oil Inventories
description: "EIA Crude Oil Inventories, Aug 12, 2026: actual 17.42M, forecast -1.40M, previous 2.48M · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              12 Aug 2026, 14:30 UTC



# EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: 17.42M




           Actual17.42M
           Forecast-1.40M
           Previous2.48M

               Surprise
               +7.53σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds neutral · Equities neutral


            EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change — Actual 17.42M, forecast -1.40M, prev 2.48M. ABOVE FORECAST · +7.5σ. Bonds neutral · Equities neutral.




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