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August 25: Canada Tariffs and U.S. Oil Stocks
U.S. and Russia
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings, according to multiple officials familiar with the visit. Neither side has publicly described the agenda, leaving a rare intelligence-chief trip to Russia conspicuously short on detail.
In energy
Bank of America estimates that U.S. crude stocks, including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, cover about 41 days of demand, the lowest cushion in roughly 50 years and well below the 65-day average since 1982. That leaves the U.S. more exposed if Middle East supply disruptions worsen.
In public health
A new study found signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in nearly one in four former NFL players examined after death between 2016 and 2021. The degenerative disease is linked to repeated head impacts, adding to the evidence around the long-term risks of contact sports.
U.S.-Canada trade
Canada plans retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on roughly 700 U.S. products after trade talks with Washington collapsed. Ottawa says the measures, affecting about $20 billion in American goods, will proceed rather than wait for the United States to reverse its tariffs.
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