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  • DTN Oil Update

    Crude futures rose Friday, but the gains were not enough to offset a second straight week of losses in a market hampered by expectations for a peace deal for the Middle East and its key energy waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

  • DTN Oil Update

    Crude and oil product futures held steady on Friday morning while eyeing a second straight weekly loss on trade expectations for a peace deal for the Middle East and its key energy waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

  • DTN Oil Update

    Crude and refined product futures rose 3% or more Thursday on media reports that U.S. and Israeli commercial ships will likely be blocked from using the Strait of Hormuz under an emerging Iran-Oman plan for control of the waterway.

  • DTN Oil Update

    Crude and refined product futures were little changed Wednesday after a two-day plunge, as a surprise weekly build in U.S. crude stocks offset positive impact from new security threats in the Middle East.

  • DTN Oil Update

    Crude and refined product futures steadied Wednesday morning, rebounding from a two-day slide that erased more than 10% across energy markets, as new security threats offset diplomatic efforts for the Middle East.

What DTN Is Watching

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the July U.S. Employment report at 7:30 a.m. CDT. In the afternoon, CFTC will wrap up the week with the Commitments of Traders report at 2:30 p.m. CDT.

Weather

A cold front will enter the western Midwest Friday, leading to scattered showers and storms in the eastern Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Iowa, and Wisconsin. Some of these storms could be strong to severe, with damaging winds and hail the primary threats. Widely scattered showers and storms will also develop across the Ohio Valley, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.

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