Oil prices climb as US, Iranian attacks stoke fears of escalation
After peaking at nearly $94.40 a barrel on August 21, Brent has been trading in the range of $86-$91 since the truce between the sides lapsed without an extension or permanent peace deal. Oil prices are climbing amid fears of escalation in the Middle East following the first exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran in more than a month over the weekend.
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- Fact 1: After peaking at nearly $94.40 a barrel on August 21, Brent has been trading in the range of $86-$91 since the truce between the sides lapsed without an extension or permanent peace deal.
- Fact 2: Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday to top $91 a barrel, extending a more than 2.5 percent gain from the previous day.
- Fact 3: African NGOs demand probe into six bodies found in Guinea mass grave New York police kill knife-wielding woman in Times Square Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo US brings back Russia’s finance minister to G20 talks, angering Europe Brent scheduled for November delivery stood at $91.44 a barrel as of 05:00 GMT, up from just over $88 a barrel when markets closed on Monday.
- Fact 4: Oil prices have been volatile since a 60-day ceasefire between the US and Iran expired in mid-August, denting hopes of a return to pre-war levels of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for about one-fifth of global oil supplies in peacetime.
After peaking at nearly $94.40 a barrel on August 21, Brent has been trading in the range of $86-$91 since the truce between the sides lapsed without an extension or permanent peace deal. Oil prices are climbing amid fears of escalation in the Middle East following the first exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran in more than a month over the weekend.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday to top $91 a barrel, extending a more than 2.5 percent gain from the previous day. African NGOs demand probe into six bodies found in Guinea mass grave New York police kill knife-wielding woman in Times Square Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo US brings back Russia’s finance minister to G20 talks, angering Europe Brent scheduled for November delivery stood at $91.44 a barrel as of 05:00 GMT, up from just over $88 a barrel when markets closed on Monday. The latest rise came amid renewed tensions in the Middle East following US strikes on Iran’s Larak Island and Iranian attacks on two bases used by US forces in Jordan.
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