Rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East -…

· Oct 3

Rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

- Rising prices: Brent and WTI crude futures rose 1.27% and 1.41% respectively in response to geopolitical tensions and the risk of supply disruptions.

- Geopolitical risk: Israeli attacks in Lebanon and missile launches from Iran are escalating tensions in the region, causing oil prices to rise.

- Uncertainty: Although U.S. crude oil inventories are rising, investors remain cautious due to concerns about global supplies and uncertainty about further developments in the Middle East.

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Bill Combs @billcombs Oct 14

Theoretically, oil could go up now, but somehow I am not attracted to commodities.

Gareth Preston @gaz_preston Oct 8

It might be interesting, but I'm not really interested in oil.

Malcolm Stokes @stokes_malky Oct 3

It will have some effect, but it probably won't be anything major.

Ashraf Aboudar @ashraf_dd Oct 3

Obviously the conflict has and will have an effect on the price of oil, but I wouldn't see it as anything as big as, say, after the Russian invasion.

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