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Brent and WTI are set for a steep weekly drop on de-escalation hopes, yet tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz keep a floor under the market, Reuters reports.
1 source · Reuters
Global equities wobbled on Tuesday as investors awaited US midterm election results, while Brent fell amid Middle East talks, per Reuters.
2 sources · Reuters
Analysts outline how the November 3 US midterm outcome could shape foreign fund flows, the dollar and Treasury yields for Indian stocks, according to Moody's.
1 source · Moody's
Analyst Geoffrey Dennis, per TradingView, says Brent may stay at $95–115 without more progress toward peace, and also weighs in on AI stocks and US midterms.
1 source · TradingView
According to Stocktwits, the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq 100 lost 1.4%, while Brent sank 7.63% to $104.77 a barrel on possible U.S.-Iran talks.
1 source · Stocktwits
In a Barron's guest column, two economists say relief on Russian diesel will barely move prices. The bigger problem is lost global refining capacity.
1 source · Barrons.com
Reuters columnist Ron Bousso says high US fuel prices have become a political liability for Trump before midterms, despite America's top oil and gas producer status.
1 source · Reuters
According to WSJ, US stocks finished a choppy week in the red as AI investment worries and pricier oil weighed, with the 10-year Treasury yield near 5%.
1 source · WSJ
Chile's Codelco is offering European buyers 2027 copper at a $350 per ton premium, a record, Reuters reported citing two people familiar with the talks.
1 source · Reuters
LME copper barely moved as investors await a White House decision on refined metal tariffs and watch record Comex stocks.
1 source · Reuters
Asian equities fell while Brent rose as French unrest and a Trump order easing Russia-related sanctions kept markets cautious, Reuters reported.
2 sources · Reuters
Brent fell 0.45% to $109.06 a barrel as markets assessed a Trump order easing some Russian energy sanctions and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
1 source · Reuters
Oil futures eased after Trump waived part of new Russia sanctions, though Middle East supply risks kept prices supported.
2 sources · Dow Jones Newswires, Market Talk
US index futures rise after last week's slide as AI shares rebound and oil eases, with big tech earnings due this week, Reuters reports.
3 sources · Reuters
Reuters: US index futures climbed as AI-linked stocks recovered from a selloff, while Brent and Treasury yields fell after a Russia sanctions decision.
1 source · Reuters
Spot gold rose 0.2% to $4,172.87 an ounce as oil retreated from a five-month high, easing inflation concerns ahead of the Fed meeting, Reuters reports.
2 sources · Reuters
Brent crude climbed 3.7% to $110 a barrel, its highest since May, while Donald Trump waived sanctions tied to the Graham Act on national interest grounds.
2 sources · Moody's
Trump waived new Russia sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act, while WTI and Brent rose to multi-month highs, per Stocktwits.
1 source · Stocktwits
Brent and WTI dipped early Friday as markets balanced possible US relief for shadow-fleet tankers against escalating Middle East and Yemen tensions.
1 source