Texas Passes Bitcoin Reserve Investment Bill, Awaiting Governor's Approval

According to the head of Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA, 70% of its contracts are related to the development of new oil fields.

Germany Plans to Give Up Competing for ECB President Position, Seeks to Retain Executive Board Seat According to the Financial Times, Germany intends to nominate a candidate to replace the outgoing European Central Bank Executive Board member, Isabel Schnabel. This decision effectively means Germany will withdraw from the competition for the next ECB President. Sources reveal that the German Finance Minister informed fellow Eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday evening that Berlin will soon propose a successor to Schnabel. Schnabel is expected to leave her post early in January 2027 to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Head of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department. In addition, current ECB President Christine Lagarde is expected to step down early before her official term ends in October 2027, and Chief Economist Philip Lane will finish his tenure at the end of May 2027. According to the unwritten convention in ECB executive board appointments, the same country typically cannot hold two executive board seats simultaneously. Since the board consists of only six members, if Germany successfully nominates Schnabel’s successor, it would effectively mean a German candidate could not compete for the presidency.

Head of Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA: It is expected that 105 oil contracts will be signed by the end of the year.

The main contract of China INE crude oil futures has just broken through the 740.0 yuan/barrel mark, now quoted at 740.1 yuan/barrel, down 0.16% on the day. The main contract of Brent crude oil futures has just broken through the $105.00/barrel mark, now quoted at $105.01/barrel, up 1.09% on the day.