News24 April 2026

Economic data news, 24 April 2026

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Policy rates

Policy ratesPhilippines

Philippines policy rate raised to 4.50%

The central bank policy rate for Philippines was raised to 4.50% on 24 April 2026, from 4.25%, a change of 25 basis points. Bank for International Settlements publishes this rate daily as part of its central bank policy rate dataset.

Energy

EnergyUnited States

Brent crude oil down 4.2% to $109.62 a barrel

Brent crude oil stood at $109.62 a barrel in the week to 24 April 2026, down 4.2% from $114.43 a barrel the week before. Published weekly by U.S. Energy Information Administration.

EnergyUnited States

US weekly petroleum report, week to 24 April 2026

The weekly petroleum status report covers: WTI crude oil $95.43 a barrel (up 1.7%); Brent crude oil $109.62 a barrel (down 4.2%); Cushing crude oil stocks 29,772 thousand barrels (down 2.6%); US commercial crude oil stocks 459,495 thousand barrels (down 1.3%); US gasoline stocks 222,299 thousand barrels (down 2.7%); US distillate stocks 103,638 thousand barrels (down 4.2%); US Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks 397,924 thousand barrels (down 1.8%); US crude oil production 13,586 thousand barrels a day (up 0.0%); US refinery utilisation 89.60% (up 0.6%). Each figure is a weekly average or end-of-week level as published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the change measured against the previous week.

Sources

  • Source: Bank for International Settlements (central bank policy rates).
  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).