The price of #BrentCrude, the global benchmark for #oil, jumped 4%, to above $105 a barrel for July delivery, but slipped to $104 a barrel after the #UAE said it would leave the #OPEC oil cartel next month. Brent’s price has risen about $10 per barrel over the past week. The price for oil deliverable in June rose above $110 per barrel for the first time this month.

West Texas Intermediate [#WTI] #crude, the #US benchmark, rose 5%, to around $101 a barrel, for June delivery.

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Oil prices surge above $108 as Middle East tensions keep markets on edge

Oil prices surge above $108 as Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz risks keep energy markets volatile despite diplomatic signals.

Daily Times

Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Stock market continues to decline, Billerud plummets after weak interim report by Sweden Herald

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The Stockholm Stock Exchange kept sliding, with the OMXS index down about 0.6 % ten minutes into trading on Tuesday, while packaging firm Billerud plunged more than 13 % after a weaker‑than‑expected first‑quarter interim report. Other decliners included steelmaker SSAB (‑0.2 %) and lockmaker Assa Abloy (‑3.1 %), though mining group Boliden bucked the trend, rising 0.9 %. Brent crude approached $111 per barrel, and investors are awaiting upcoming interest‑rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as a series of major tech earnings reports later in the week. The OMXS had fallen 0.8 % on Monday, leaving the year‑to‑date gain reduced to 2.1 %.

Read more: https://swedenherald.com/article/stockholm-stock-market-looks-set-to-open-slightly-higher

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Stock market continues to decline, Billerud plummets after weak interim report

The Stockholm Stock Exchange continues to decline

Sweden Herald
South Korean government bond futures declined in overnight trading as U.S.-Iran tensions and surging oil prices pressured markets, with 3-year futures down 6 ticks and 10-year futures falling 1 tick, while Brent crude topped $100 per barrel for the first time since early April amid failed ceasefire negotiations.
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https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=116969
S. Korean Bond Futures Fall Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions - 10-Year Down 1 Tick

South Korean government bond futures declined in overnight trading as U.S.-Iran tensions and surging oil prices pressured markets, with 3-year futures down 6 ticks and 10-year futures falling 1 tick, while Brent crude topped $100 per barrel for the first time since early April amid failed ceasefire negotiations.

Yonhap Infomax
Oil prices surge near $100 amid Iran tensions

Oil prices surge near $100 amid Iran tensions, triggering global stock market declines as investors react to supply fears and geopolitical uncertainty.

Daily Times
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Iran-U.S. talk hopes push U.S. stocks near record highs, oil prices ease
Lower oil prices help bring down costs for all kinds of businesses, and the price for a barrel of Brent crude to be delivered in June fell 4.6% to settle at US$94.79 Tuesday.
#Money #Iran #OilPrices #stockmarket
https://globalnews.ca/news/11801330/wall-street-oil-prices-iran-april-14/
Iran-U.S. talk hopes push U.S. stocks near record highs, oil prices ease
Lower oil prices help bring down costs for all kinds of businesses, and the price for a barrel of Brent crude to be delivered in June fell 4.6% to settle at US$94.79 Tuesday.
#Money #Iran #OilPrices #stockmarket
https://globalnews.ca/news/11801330/wall-street-oil-prices-iran-april-14/
Oil prices rise above $100, North American stock market holds steady as U.S.-Iran tensions continue
Brent crude oil, the international standard, hovered around $100 US a barrel on Monday — up from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February. North American markets were mostly flat as of midday, after dipping earlier in the morning.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/markets-april-13-9.7161390?cmp=rss

#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz

#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.

Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.

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https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oil-prices-iran-war

Oil prices rise after Trump threatens to block passage through Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices topped $100 a barrel again on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the US would blockade “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” threatening to further disrupt oil flows.

CNN