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Crude prices continued climbing on Thursday, with NYMEX West Texas Intermediate surpassing the $95 bbl mark and ICE Brent trading above $100, after two oil tankers were attacked, forcing the closure of oil terminals in the Persian Gulf as the Iran war escalates.
Oil prices climbed again on Wednesday after a one-day retreat, as fears over Iran's mining of the already blocked Strait of Hormuz intensified safety concerns over the waterway that serves nearly a fifth of world petroleum shipments.
Oil and product futures rallied Wednesday morning as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained almost completely idle amid reports of Iran deploying sea mines in the vital oil chokepoint.
Oil prices fell more than 12% Tuesday, deepening the retreat that began after the previous day's rally to nearly $120 bbl, as a potential de-escalation in the Iran conflict triggered a massive directional shift on both the New York...
Oil prices settled in the mid- $90 bbl level after hitting nearly $120 bbl on Monday (3/9) as finance ministers from the Group of Seven(G7) announced plans to release emergency crude reserves to offset a disruption in supply caused by...
Oil prices hit almost $120 bbl on Monday as Iran installed a new supreme leader against U.S. wishes while the Middle East's busiest petroleum shipping lane remained closed, signaling no immediate end to the Tehran's war with the U.S. and Israel.
Brent crude crossed $90 bbl Friday with U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude not far behind, as the Iran war neared its first week, paralyzing about a fifth of global petroleum supplies.
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On Thursday, USDA will release the weekly Export Sales report at 7:30 a.m. CDT. At the same time, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the Trade Balance report for January. At 2 p.m. CDT, USDA will release a series of commodity outlooks such as their monthly feed, cotton, and oil crops reports.
WeatherThe cold front will continue to push off the East Coast with scattered showers on Thursday, aiding in some drought reduction. A system will move through the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest and be quite strong. This system will produce extremely strong winds with gusts over 70 mph looking likely across the Northern Plains and up to 60 mph in the Upper Midwest. Some areas of rain and snow will occur with the system as well with the heaviest accumulations near the Canadian border.
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