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Brent Tumbles 5.7% to $97.92 on UN Meeting Hopes Brent crude plunged 5.73% on Monday, 21 September 2026, to trade at $97.92 a barrel, its lowest level in…
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Moscow Oil Refinery as Russia Hits Kyiv in Record 600-Drone Attack On September 20, 2026, Ukraine launched a major drone attack on a Moscow…
Oil prices remain elevated but have stayed below the levels many analysts feared, with benchmark crude trading well under the spikes seen during past supply shocks. China’s appetite…
Japan’s Refiners Build Three-Month Crude Cushion Japan’s refiners have secured enough crude oil to keep processing through November, the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) said on Friday, 18…
Saudi Supply Hopes Outweigh Geopolitical Risk Oil prices fell on Friday, 18 September 2026, as the prospect of additional Saudi crude supplies helped ease concerns over fresh Houthi…
Oil Plunges 2% as Saudi Supply Fears Fade Brent crude fell 2% on Friday, 18 September 2026, as traders bet that disruptions to Saudi Arabian supply would be…
Why Gold Jumped Back Above $4,340 Spot gold surged in late-afternoon U.S. trading on Thursday, September 17, 2026, climbing back above $4,340 an ounce. The rebound came as…
The UN human rights mission investigating the 2026 Iran conflict says it has found evidence indicating U.S. forces committed war crimes, citing a missile strike on a primary…
Brent And WTI Retreat After Three-Week Rally Crude oil prices were on track for a weekly decline on Friday, 18 September 2026, snapping a three-week streak of gains.…
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee released economic projections following their two-day meeting on September 15-16, 2026. The projections are published in the FOMC’s…
Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, as easing supply concerns pressured both major benchmarks. West Texas Intermediate…
Oil prices and 10-year Treasury yields are moving in near lockstep, with their correlation at a multi-year high. The tight relationship links two of the most important inputs…
Saudi Pipeline Closure Cuts Key Hormuz Bypass Saudi Arabia has shut down a major crude pipeline following attacks, removing a critical route that had allowed oil to bypass…
Gold and silver prices fell on September 14, 2026, pressured by rising oil prices and renewed inflation worries. Oil prices climbed roughly 4% on supply fears tied to…
Brent crude traded above $108 a barrel after Saudi Arabia shut down a critical pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. The shutdown removes a key export route…
Oil Prices Jump 3% as Houthi Attacks Hit Saudi Arabia Oil prices surged more than 3% in early Asian trading on Monday, 14 September 2026, after Houthi militants…
Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its roughly 750-mile East-West pipeline, the main crude route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Satellite imagery indicates damage along the pipeline corridor, according…
Zamanat announced sponsorship of Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited, a DIFC-domiciled tokenized private credit fund with a target size of up to $100 million. The fund targets the Gulf…
Hormuz Attacks and Saudi Strike Risk Reroute Oil On Sunday, 13 September 2026, new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and a strike near Saudi energy infrastructure have…
Hormuz Tanker Attack Ignites Oil Supply Fears After Saudi Pipeline Shutdown On September 11, 2026, an explosive-laden drone struck the Liberian-flagged crude tanker Sea Valor while it transited…
Why Tanker Rates Are Breaking Records Now Oil tanker rates have surged to record highs as escalating risks to Middle East shipping disrupt global crude flows. The spike,…
U.S. Higher crude prices feed directly into gasoline, diesel, and input costs, with knock-on effects for inflation and transport-heavy sectors. Round numbers in commodity markets are not merely…
Brent Crude Stays Above $101 After Sharp Rally Brent crude was trading at $101.04 per barrel on Thursday, 10 September 2026, holding near recent highs after a sharp…
Brent Grinds Higher As Tit-For-Tat Strikes Raise Supply Risk Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with Brent crude hovering near $100 per barrel as escalating…
Oil Breaks $100 as U.S. Strikes Iranian Fleet Oil prices pierced the $100-per-barrel threshold early Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after the United States destroyed five Iranian crude tankers…
Brent Jumps 2.25% to $100.12, Highest Since July 24 Oil prices surged on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, with Brent crude breaking the $100 per barrel mark for the…
Brent Breaks $100 Barrier as Middle East Conflict Intensifies Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, surged past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, for the first…
Private equity deals targeting food producers reached $5.92 billion in the first half of 2026, according to industry data cited in the report. GLP-1 weight-loss drug adoption is…
Tehran’s Rebuke Escalates Diplomatic Standoff Over Strait of Hormuz Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned Canada’s support for U.S. naval operations in the Strait of Hormuz, sharpening a…
Brent Nears $100 as Iran-U.S. Tensions Boil Over Oil prices climbed toward the psychologically critical $100 mark on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as fading hopes for Middle East…
