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• Rise in oil drilling factors into stronger-than-forecast U.S. industrial output
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  The numbers: Industrial production rose 0.4% in September, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. The gain was above economists’ expectations of a 0.1% gain, according to a survey by The Wall Street Journal. Output in August was revised to a slight decline of 0.1% from the initial estimate of a 0.2% fall.

  
  

  Capacity utilization rose to 80.3% in September from 80.1% in the prior month. The capacity utilization rate reflects the limits to operating the nation’s factories, mines and utilities.  Economists had forecast an 80% rate.

  
  

  Key details: Manufacturing output rose 0.6% in September after a 0.4% gain in the prior month.

  
  

  The index for mining, which includes oil and gas drilling, rose 0.6% after being flat in August.

  
  

  Motor vehicles and parts output rose 1% after a 1.5% decline in the prior month. Excluding autos, total industrial output increased 0.3%.

  
  

  Utilities output fell 0.3% in September after a sharp 3.3% drop in the prior month.

  
  
  

  
  
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• Inflation spells trouble for US shale growth
  US shale oil production could max out in 2024 as operators, particularly...
  US shale oil production could max out in 2024 as operators, particularly those backed by private-equity firms, prepare to scale back drilling activity in response to soaring inflation and as shale regions run out of top-tier acreage, according to an Energy Aspects report. US crude futures for next year are hovering around $78 per barrel, below the more than $80-per-barrel level that Energy Aspects analysts say is required for activity to improve.
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• API study: Blue hydrogen can drive progress on emissions
  Low-carbon hydrogen derived from natural gas with carbon capture could remove about 198.4 million short...
  Low-carbon hydrogen derived from natural gas with carbon capture could remove about 198.4 million short tons per year of greenhouse gas emissions and reduce carbon mitigation costs by more than $450 billion through 2050 if uniform incentives are provided, according to a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute. "Working together with policymakers to incentivize all forms of low-carbon hydrogen and accelerate hydrogen production through programs under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we can drive down emissions while ensuring American consumers have access to the reliable energy they need," said API Vice President of Corporate Policy Aaron Padilla.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Tuesday Morning
  Boston University researchers said they’ve developed a Covid strain that has an 80% kill rate when...
  Boston University researchers said they’ve developed a Covid strain that has an 80% kill rate when tested on mice, causing the internet to melt down and the government to say, “It would be nice if they warned us.” But there are a few asterisks: The OG Wuhan strain killed 100% of mice in tests, and this study is not yet peer-reviewed.
  
  Goldman Sachs is planning a major overhaul that would combine its investment banking and trading businesses into one unit and its asset and wealth management branches into another.
  
  The members of BTS will complete South Korea’s mandatory military service without seeking further delays or exemptions, but they plan to reunite for their fan army in 2025.
  
  Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
  
  
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• Oil steady as recession woes counter positive Chinese signals
  Oil prices held steady on Monday in choppy trading as fears that high inflation and energy costs could...
  Oil prices held steady on Monday in choppy trading as fears that high inflation and energy costs could drag the global economy into recession offset China's continuation of loose monetary policy.
  
  Brent crude futures were down 1 cents, or 0.01%, to $91.62 a barrel, recovering from a 6.4% fall last week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 15 cents, or 0.2%, at $85.46 after a 7.6% decline last week.
  
  "U.S. inflation remains a front topic and with the Fed set to raise rates at least into next year, there are fears that demand destruction will escalate," said Dennis Kissler, senior vice president of trading at BOK Financial.
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