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Documents show that Italian oil company Eni is loading a batch of heavy crude oil from Venezuela for shipment to Europe.

API crude oil production in the United States in the week to April 10 was -145,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous value of 71,000 barrels per day.

The United States imported 70,000 barrels/day of API refined oil products in the week to April 10, compared with the previous value of 74,000 barrels/day.

U.S. API crude oil imports in the week to April 10 were -336,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of -593,000 barrels.

U.S. API heating oil inventories for the week to April 10 were -228,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of -92,000 barrels.

U.S. API Cushing crude oil inventories for the week to April 10 were -1.684 million barrels, compared with the previous value of -629,000 barrels.

U.S. API refined oil inventories for the week to April 10 were -3.363 million barrels, expected to be -2.5 million barrels, and the previous value was -599,000 barrels.

U.S. API gasoline inventories for the week to April 10 were 626,000 barrels, expected to be -2.212 million barrels, and the previous value was -3.968 million barrels.

API crude oil inventories in the United States for the week to April 10 were 6.101 million barrels, expected to be -1.266 million barrels, and the previous value was 3.719 million barrels.

According to CBS: The White House stated that 103 empty ships are heading to U.S. ports to load oil.

U.S. API crude oil inventories for the week to April 10 will be released in ten minutes.

The Dow Jones Index closed up 317.74 points, or 0.66%, at 48535.99 points on April 14 (Tuesday);The S&P 500 Index closed up 81.1 points on April 14 (Tuesday) 5 points, an increase of 1.18%, to 6967.39 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 455.35 points, or 1.96%, to 23639.08 points on April 14 (Tuesday).

According to the Wall Street Journal: Two U.S. officials revealed that more than 20 commercial ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. The development comes as the United States imposes a blockade on Iranian ports. Ships not bound for Iranian ports are exempted from the blockade and allowed to pass freely.

[Federal Reserve Goolsby: It may take until 2027 to cut interest rates] Chicago Fed President Goolsbee said on Tuesday that if the Iran war leads to long-term high oil prices and thereby slows down the decline of inflation towards the Fed's 2% target, the Federal Reserve may need to wait until 2027 before cutting interest rates. Goolsby said during the Semafor World Economic Conference: "I originally thought there might even be multiple interest rate cuts in 2026; but if this continues, we will never see inflation fall, and inflation remains high. Realistically, this will The time point will be postponed until after 2026. Our responsibility is to bring inflation back to 2%. "Goolsby was once a more optimistic member of the Fed, believing that inflation driven by tariffs will fall this year, allowing the Fed to resume interest rate cuts. But now, his confidence has waned. He said: "In some cases, interest rates may rise; in other cases, this proves to be temporary - the oil price shock in the Middle East is resolved, inflation returns to decline, and it looks like we are returning to the 2% target, then interest rate cuts will also be back on the agenda."

According to Fox News: The White House will hold a Tax Day press conference on Wednesday local time. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Small Business Administration Director Loeffler will attend.

Commerzbank CEO: Germany’s economic outlook has weakened.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury: has authorized the negotiation of business-related contingent contracts with the Venezuelan government. Authorized financial services transactions involving certain Venezuelan banks and Venezuelan government officials.

According to Fox News: California Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzalez have officially resigned from Congress. The Clerk of the House read their resignation letters.

U.S. State Department: Calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon and measures to address the humanitarian crisis. The parties agree to initiate direct negotiations at a mutually agreed time and place.

U.S. State Department: Israel reaffirms its commitment to working with Lebanon to disarm non-state “terrorist” groups and their infrastructure. Israel has expressed its commitment to resolving outstanding issues and achieving peace through direct negotiations.