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Oil prices fall, Brent crude drops to $103.18 per barrel

Oil prices fell on Monday (October 12), with Brent crude futures dropping $1.54, or 1.47 per cent, to $103.18 per barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also declined $1.54, or 1.68 per cent, to $90.31 per barrel....

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Oil prices fall as Trump rules out Iran attack before US midterms

Oil prices fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump said Washington would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, citing what he described as productive discussions with Tehran and easing concerns over further disruption to Middle East energy supplies....

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Oil back above $106 as Iran-US impasse revives supply fears

Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday, with Brent crude rising $2.59 to around $106.90 a barrel, as uncertainty over US-Iran diplomacy renewed concerns about the future of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz....

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EIA raises oil forecast as shipping disruption persists despite Trump claims

The US Energy Information Administration has sharply raised its forecast for oil prices this year, warning that severe restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are likely to persist through August despite President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the strategic waterway is open....

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Oil prices plunge as Iran talks revive hopes, Opec+ boosts supply

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday after US President Donald Trump suspended plans for military strikes against Iran and announced that negotiations with Tehran would resume, raising hopes of reducing the risk of disruptions to global crude supplies....

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Oil prices rebound; new voluntary Hormuz fee proposed

Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday as renewed military clashes between the United States, Saudi Arabia and Iran kept traders on edge about supply disruptions, even as Oman unveiled a Gulf-backed proposal aimed at safeguarding shipping through the Strait of Hormuz....

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Oil prices tumble as US-Iran hostilities remain on hold

Oil prices extended their sharp decline in early Asian trading on Tuesday as markets welcomed a fourth consecutive night without military strikes between the United States and Iran, easing immediate fears of a wider disruption to Middle East energy supplies....

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Oil prices jump 4%, with Brent crude surpassing $88 a barrel

Oil prices rose more than 4% at settlement on Friday, hitting their highest levels in over a month amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Brent Crude futures surged by $3.87 (4.59%) to settle at $88.10 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures surged by 4.48% to $82.49. ...

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Oil settles lower as Hormuz shipping hopes ease supply fears

Oil prices settled lower on Friday after the latest round of US-Iran fighting as traders grew hopeful that shipping would eventually resume in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices finished with sharp weekly gains. Brent crude futures fell by 29 cents to close at $76.01 a barrel. ...

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Oil prices decline 4.8% after US-Iran deal

Oil prices fell in Asia on Monday after the US and Iran announced an agreement that is expected to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route....

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Higher oil prices threaten economic growth: GlobalData

GlobalData warns that disruptions in key Middle East shipping routes are tightening energy supplies and raising oil prices, with every sustained $10-per-barrel increase potentially reducing annual GDP growth in major energy-importing economies by 0.1–0.5 percentage points....

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Oil prices decline on market hopes for US-Iran talks this week

Oil prices edged lower in early Tuesday trading as markets pinned cautious hopes on a revival of US-Iran diplomacy, even as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz underscored the fragility of the situation ahead of the expiry of a two-week ceasefire....

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Oil prices edge lower, but stay above $100 a barrel

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after surging in the previous session, as traders weighed fresh US inventory data and signs of possible export relief from northern Iraq against continuing concerns over Middle East supply disruptions....