US crude oil tops $102 amid Middle East supply concerns
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Crude oil prices entered the week with a rally of more than 8 percent on concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East.
With the renewed escalation of war in the Middle East, US crude oil surpassed $102, and market attention turned to China, the world's largest oil importer. Beijing, which prevented further price increases by sharply reducing imports during the war, may resume buying, potentially pushing oil to a new high. 🚆
Oil prices finished the week up 9%. US crude oil climbed above $102 a barrel on Thursday, recording its highest closing price since May. Markets are now focused on whether China, which reduced its oil imports during the war, will increase its crude oil purchases.
With the renewed escalation of war in the Middle East, US crude oil surpassed $102, and market attention turned to China, the world's largest oil importer. Beijing, which prevented further price increases by sharply reducing imports during the war, may resume buying, potentially pushing oil to a new high.
Oil prices are set to close the week above $100 per barrel for the first time since mid-May, and diesel prices in the United States have reached a record high after attacks on strategic maritime routes in the Middle East and fear that supply disruptions will continue, in the framework of the Iran war. Brent is this week at $105.98 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate is doing so at $101.12 per barrel. "Some information about possible new ta…
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