PANews reported on December 24th that President Trump signed an executive order closing U.S. federal government agencies for three days from December 24th to December 26th. As a result, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has postponed its weekly crude oil and natural gas inventory data releases to 11:30 PM on Monday, December 29th, and 1:00 AM on Tuesday, December 30th, respectively. Additionally, U.S. initial jobless claims data will be released earlier than scheduled due to the Christmas holiday, at 9:30 PM today, December 24th. Investors are advised to take note.