Oil Slides As Traders Price In A Hormuz Reopening
Crude fell sharply on the deal signal, though the strait stays shut and the blockade remains until any agreement is signed.
Crude fell sharply on the deal signal, though the strait stays shut and the blockade remains until any agreement is signed.
May prices rose 4.2 percent from a year earlier, almost entirely on fuel, leaving the Fed boxed in before next week's meeting.
The Dow sheds more than 900 points after a three-year-high inflation print collides with the Gulf escalation.
Crude jumps in early trading after the second night of attacks, with the risk premium back in an already tight market.
According to the American Clean Power Association’s latest market report, utility-scale solar capacity has now surpassed wind power, helping push total U.S. clean energy capacity beyond 370 gigawatts.
Crude had eased on hopes of a reopening deal, but the overnight strikes revive the supply-shock premium.
Iran signals it will reopen the chokepoint only on its own terms, including a transit fee, keeping a risk premium under oil.
China cut crude imports from 11.7 million barrels per day in February to less than 9 million barrels per day by late May
IATA Director General Willie Walsh said the conflict involving the United States and Iran has pushed oil and jet fuel prices sharply higher
Brent crude rose more than 4% to around $97 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained over 4% to trade above $94 per barrel.
A US-Iran deal keeps slipping over Lebanon, leaving the Gulf's chokepoint closed into a fourth month.
Iran wants $12 billion released after an interim agreement is signed and another $12 billion at a later stage
According to a White House official, the package includes $425 million for 13 existing coal-fired power plants.
The proposal would reportedly use powers under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to strengthen domestic energy production as electricity demand continues to rise
The General Assembly passed a 60-day temporary moratorium on motor fuel taxes, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed