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60 stories for“brent crude”
Crude has shed about $6 a barrel since Friday as Washington softened its line on Iran, yet ship attacks in Hormuz, a US stock build and Russian refinery damage kept the bounce alive in Asia.
Nov 11, 2026
The Energy Information Administration reported a crude build of 4.66 million barrels for the week to 6 November, ending five straight draws, though less than the 9 million the API had signalled.
Nov 12, 2026
After two days of diplomacy-driven swings, crude is rising again with Gulf shipping below 60 percent of capacity and a Qatar-brokered draft agreement yet to win backing in Washington or Tehran.
Nov 6, 2026
Cheaper crude, a softer dollar and a gentler line on Iran gave bullion a lift in early Asian trade, but analysts say Tuesday's inflation print decides whether the $4,000 floor holds.
Nov 9, 2026
Crude posted its biggest drop since May on bets that a Democratic Congress shortens the Iran conflict, while diesel stockpiles fell below 100 million barrels for the first time since 2003.
Nov 4, 2026
Brent rose $1.27 on Wednesday as Tehran rejected reports of talks, then slipped in Asia on Abu Dhabi diplomacy and OPEC+ supply. A US inventory report delayed by the holiday is due Thursday.
Nov 12, 2026
Thursday's bounce recovered part of Wednesday's near 9 percent plunge, with the IRGC saying two tankers and a tugboat caught fire and UKMTO logging a projectile strike off Qatar.
Nov 5, 2026
Heavy AI spending doubts and talk of fresh strikes on Iran sent the Nasdaq to its worst day since June on Thursday, while the Dow held flat and bond yields dropped below 5 percent.
Oct 23, 2026
Oil had its biggest one-day fall since July on hopes of a US-Iran deal, then edged higher in Asia after officials described limited defensive strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
Nov 3, 2026
Oil, not chips, drove Friday's selloff: the Dow fell 1.2 percent and most sectors slid while the Nasdaq barely moved. Energy shares hit a record ahead of a Fed meeting and big-tech earnings.
Oct 24, 2026
Brent's renewed jump toward $100 reflects Middle East shipping danger, while IEA and EIA forecasts point to demand destruction and lower prices if supply routes normalize.
Jul 25, 2026
A hot inflation print would land on a Nasdaq already in correction and a Fed that held with two dissenters wanting a hike. CoreWeave, Cisco and Applied Materials report, and India closes for Diwali.
Nov 8, 2026
The Nasdaq lost 4.5 percent over five days and the S&P 500 1.9 percent, while Brent touched its highest settle since May and the market's fear gauge jumped above 22.
Oct 18, 2026
Brent settled at $115.32 after the Houthis claimed a missile hit on Saudi Arabia's biggest refinery, which Riyadh has not confirmed, while US crude stocks fell and gasoline stayed tight.
Oct 28, 2026
Brent settled at $104.77 and WTI at $96.46 on Monday after Tehran said its supreme leader had authorised negotiations and the US said no decision on new strikes had been taken.
Nov 2, 2026
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
Brent topped 92 dollars on Tuesday, up from just over 88 at Monday's close. A tanker was hit crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Monday by three unknown projectiles, and transits through the channel fell to 107 in the week to 30 August from 121.
Sep 1, 2026
Korean chip stocks led an Asian retreat after Thursday's US earnings, the Bank of Japan held at 1.25% on an 8-1 vote, and oil edged higher after a vessel fire near Hormuz.
Oct 30, 2026
The Nasdaq gained 1.2 percent and the S&P 500 0.6 percent on Tuesday while the Dow barely moved, with oil easing, confidence jumping and the Fed's decision due on Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2026
Tech led Wall Street higher on Wednesday after SpaceX posted its first public-company profit and Super Micro lifted its forecast, with Tesla and Meta still to report after the bell.
Oct 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other members agreed on Sunday to leave production unchanged for November and to meet again on 1 November, two days after the G7 announced its own emergency oil release.
Oct 4, 2026
After a Friday slide led by the Dow, investors face a Fed meeting priced for a hold, three Big Tech reports, GDP and PCE data, and central bank decisions in Frankfurt and Tokyo.
Oct 26, 2026
Brent settled at 101.20, an eleven-day low, as Trump said he would meet Pezeshkian in New York and Saudi crude found its way through Hormuz at 2.9 million barrels a day. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 per cent, Meta 11.4, and the ten-year slipped back under five.
Sep 22, 2026
Day 187 brought more reporting on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The transit count on the latest published day was six, against a pre-war baseline of about 85 a day, and the market puts one percent odds on normal traffic by 15 September.
Sep 4, 2026
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
Long-dated US borrowing costs reached a 22-year high on Thursday, driven by surging energy prices, strong business activity data and a national debt above 40 trillion dollars, even as Brent crude eased off its intraday peak on Hormuz reopening reports.
Sep 25, 2026
Houthi claims against two Saudi tankers have exposed the weakness in plans to bypass Hormuz, sending Brent higher as two vital shipping routes face risk.
Jul 23, 2026
The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent and the Nasdaq gained 2.1 percent as chipmakers and software stocks led gains, while Brent crude slipped below $98 a barrel and the 10-year yield swung between 4.95 and 5.20 percent.
Sep 27, 2026
The G7 pledged to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude over four months and not to ban fuel exports, as diesel hits record prices during the Iran war.
Oct 2, 2026
The Fed decides Wednesday with a rise at ninety per cent, the Bank of Japan is expected to follow on Friday, German Bunds are at a 2009 high and gold sits near 4,300. Nvidia lost two per cent after Anthropic and OpenAI asked the industry to slow down.
Sep 15, 2026
The Nasdaq added 0.82 percent and the S&P 500 0.70 percent after Friday's oil-led slide, while Tesla rose, Meta fell on its financing plan and traders sized up a Fed meeting and Big Tech earnings.
Oct 27, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix both lost more than 11% in Seoul after Wall Street's worst day since July, and analysts and the IMF warned that Asia is heavily exposed to the AI boom.
Oct 15, 2026
The Dow gained about 196 points on a day when the bond market was shut for the holiday, while semiconductors fell and Brent topped $106 after the Riyadh airport strikes.
Oct 13, 2026
Wall Street fell for a third day as Brent settled at 101 dollars and the ten-year yield touched its highest since 2023. Futures price a better than even chance of a quarter-point rise on 16 September. What the buyback means, and what to watch.
Sep 10, 2026
The Dow and S&P 500 slipped 0.7 and 0.8 per cent and the Nasdaq fell 1.1 on Wednesday as the ten-year yield climbed to about 5.11 per cent. Nvidia dropped 1.5, Broadcom 2.6 and Micron 2.2 as investors took profit after the prior week's chip rally.
Sep 24, 2026
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Monday's split tape saw the Nasdaq lose 1.1 percent on AI-spending doubts and a $115 billion chip deal, while airlines, cruise lines and the Dow rose on a 7 percent drop in oil.
Nov 2, 2026
The World Bank's June index showed steep declines in energy, fertilizer and precious metals. Its August 4 update will reveal whether that was a turning point or a pause.
Aug 2, 2026
A second day of selling in AI stocks sent the Dow down 1,833 points and Nvidia down 9 percent, erasing the post-midterm rally and leaving the Nasdaq more than 10 percent off its peak.
Nov 5, 2026
A report that OpenAI's run-rate sales are about $20 billion below the figure investors had been quoting pulled chip and cloud stocks down, while bond yields and oil stayed high.
Oct 9, 2026
Two bond auctions in two days drew buyers at levels not seen for decades, yet the Fed's Christopher Waller says more rate rises are likely and oil kept the inflation worry alive.
Oct 9, 2026
Both metals gave back part of Monday's rebound in Asian trade, with a strong ISM print, a 4.90% ten-year yield and the midterm vote keeping buyers on the sidelines before Friday's payrolls.
Nov 3, 2026
Consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, led by gasoline, and Wall Street sold chip and AI names hard while traders raised bets on another Fed rate increase.
Oct 15, 2026
The long bond closed at 5.27 per cent on 1 and 2 September and has not been below five since July. The two-year has climbed from 4.17 to 4.39 in a week. What the Federal Reserve's own data shows, and why the shape of the move matters more than the level.
Sep 8, 2026
