Oil prices rise sharply
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Oil fell Thursday, as traders assess a report that Asia is on track to import its highest volume of crude oil since the start of the US-Iran war.
Bank of America raised its Brent oil price target to $95 and warned prices could top $150 if Iran war supply disruptions last into spring 2027.
At the start of the Iran war, many feared that Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices through the roof and throttle the global economy
Oil rose Tuesday, amid concerns of growing Iran-U.S. tensions. after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that all Iranian airlines will be shut down from Wednesday.
Oil prices rose on Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone strikes at Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Saturday, escalating tension in the Middle East while the US and Iran remained in stalemate.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's Speaker of Parliament, has frequently trolled Trump over the Strait of Hormuz. This week, he was taunting the Fed.
JP Morgan said on Thursday that it does not have a clear baseline view for oil markets for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.