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Global onshore oil inventories fell by an estimated 113 million barrels in September, according to the International Energy Agency\u2019s October 14 report<\/a>. A buildup at sea offset most of that draw, leaving the prospects for energy-led inflation relief uncertain for Bitcoin investors.<\/p>\n

Global observed inventories fell just 10 million barrels because oil on water increased by 103 million barrels. The small net decline therefore concealed a much larger loss from onshore buffers.<\/p>\n

\"IEA<\/a><\/p>\n

The IEA linked the waterborne buildup to recovering Gulf exports. Gulf crude shipments reached 13.9 million barrels a day in September, more than 75% of pre-war levels. Oil afloat remains part of global inventory.<\/p>\n

Recovering exports are a route toward relief, but storage and delivery still matter. The IEA put end-September onshore stocks near their lowest levels since at least 2016. It also said record tanker rates raised crude delivery costs and squeezed refinery margins in Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n\n

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The Federal Reserve\u2019s October 14 Beige Book<\/a> described the transmission into business costs. Contacts reported elevated diesel prices and fuel surcharges passing increased costs through supply chains. Those observations were collected on or before October 5. Consumer-facing firms also reported resistance to price increases and squeezed margins, limiting their ability to pass costs on.<\/p>\n

US diesel prices have shown some relief. The US Energy Information Administration\u2019s October 14 release<\/a> put US on-highway diesel at $6.179 a gallon on October 12, down 2 cents from October 5, although still $2.514 above a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n

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Financing relief remains conditional<\/h2>\n

For Bitcoin<\/a>, persistent energy inflation could delay easier US financing and constrain investors\u2019 appetite for risky assets.<\/p>\n

The Fed announced a quarter-point increase<\/a> in its target range to 3.75%\u20134% on September 16, effective September 17. Authors of an August 2023 IMF working paper<\/a> found that Fed tightening weighed on a historical measure of crypto prices by reducing investors\u2019 appetite for risk.<\/p>\n

The New York Fed\u2019s SOFR benchmark<\/a> was 3.88% on October 14, within a 3.87%\u20133.89% range across the five latest observations available October 16. It measures secured overnight dollar lending, separate from Bitcoin derivatives funding.<\/p>\n\n

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The next test is whether recovering exports rebuild land-based stocks and reduce freight and fuel surcharges enough for supply relief to reach businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IEA\u2019s September estimates show oil accumulating at sea while land-based buffers shrink, leaving inflation and financing relief uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":572964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,77968,77911],"tags":[81073,76769,77296],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOil stocks on land near decade low as Bitcoin awaits relief<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IEA estimates show a 113 million barrel onshore draw in September as oil builds at sea, keeping freight and inflation pressure in focus for Bitcoin.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoins-inflation-relief-case-faces-a-113-million-barrel-onshore-oil-draw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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