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Oil prices surpass 100 dollars a barrel as Iran conflict escalates
Brent crude oil prices have risen above $100 per barrel for the first time since July, driven by escalating tensions and US airstrikes in the conflict with Iran.
Not moving quickly right now, but still current and open to further updates.
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Iran conflict escalates
- 8d agoAs Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel, US gas prices topped $4 a gallon and international fuel costs continued to climb.
- 8d agoThe oil price spike began impacting domestic US politics, intruding on the Republican Party's midterm convention.
- 8d agoOil prices surged past $101 a barrel and diesel reached a record $5.94 per gallon as the US and Iran traded strikes on shipping.
- 8d agoPetrol prices rose by 5p over a week as the conflict with Iran drove oil prices higher.
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- Sep 9 · 11:35 PM
As Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel, US gas prices topped $4 a gallon and international fuel costs continued to climb.
- Sep 9 · 11:32 PM
The oil price spike began impacting domestic US politics, intruding on the Republican Party's midterm convention.
- Sep 9 · 11:28 PM
Oil prices surged past $101 a barrel and diesel reached a record $5.94 per gallon as the US and Iran traded strikes on shipping.
- Sep 9 · 11:50 AM
Petrol prices rose by 5p over a week as the conflict with Iran drove oil prices higher.
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- How long oil prices will remain above $100 depends on the duration of the US-Iran military conflict.
- Whether this price spike will trigger a broader wave of global inflation and interest rate hikes.
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- Sep 9 · 11:35 PM
As Brent crude surpassed $100 a barrel, US gas prices topped $4 a gallon and international fuel costs continued to climb.
- Sep 9 · 11:32 PM
The oil price spike began impacting domestic US politics, intruding on the Republican Party's midterm convention.
- Sep 9 · 11:28 PM
Oil prices surged past $101 a barrel and diesel reached a record $5.94 per gallon as the US and Iran traded strikes on shipping.
- Sep 9 · 11:50 AM
Petrol prices rose by 5p over a week as the conflict with Iran drove oil prices higher.
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