DTN Oil Update
Crude prices fell as much as 5% Monday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said oil tankers were beginning to get through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iran's pledge to block the waterway for most of the Middle East's oil.
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Crude futures dipped Monday as traders awaited the international community's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a joint patrol of the Strait of Hormuz to protect tankers using the waterway to get Middle Eastern oil out...
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Crude prices reversed early losses to settle up for a fourth straight week Friday with Brent returning to above $100 a barrel (bbl) as traders remained focused on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Crude prices dipped Friday as the U.S. temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil for a month to ease a global supply crunch caused by the two-week long Iran war.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Macroeconomic reports scheduled for Friday include the first revision of fourth quarter 2025 GDP at 7:30 a.m. CDT. At the same time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the delayed Personal Consumption Expenditure report for January. For agriculture reports, there are no major releases scheduled but CFTC will be out with their Commitments of Traders report at 2:30 p.m. CDT, updating trader positions as of Tuesday, March 10.
WeatherA system has moved into the Great Lakes on Friday morning with strong winds continuing as well as some areas of rain and snow. The system will continue through the Northeast Friday as well, while winds diminish across the Midwest. There is not much of a break though, as the next system is moving into the Pacific Northwest with scattered showers that move as snow into the Northern Plains. This is ahead of the main action this weekend that will produce another strong storm system with heavy snow and blizzard conditions.
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