# Crude Prices Jump to a 3-Month High on Dollar Weakness and Iran Risks

> March WTI crude closed up 2.9% on January 27 to a three-month high, with gasoline at an eight-week high. The rally was supported by a slump in the dollar index to a nearly four-year low and by concerns over possible US military action against Iran. Russia's stance on Ukraine peace talks was also cited as supportive.

- Date: 2026-01-27 · published 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21231-crude-prices-jump-to-a-3-month-high-on-dollar-weakness-and-iran-risks
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar makes crude cheaper for non-US buyers and supports energy prices, while Iran supply risk adds upward pressure on fuel and fertilizer costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -8.1% | -22.7% |
| WTI | 2025-06-11 | [Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11156-oil-prices-jumps-4-to-2-month-high-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-reuters.md) | +15.2% | +5.8% |
| WTI | 2019-04-22 | [U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9604-u-s-to-end-all-waivers-on-imports-of-iranian-oil-crude-price-jumps.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-29 | [Crude Prices Surge as President Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21230-crude-prices-surge-as-president-trump-ramps-up-pressure-on-iran.md) | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| WTI | 2024-10-03 | [Oil prices turn higher for the year on risks to crude flow in the Middle East - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10030-oil-prices-turn-higher-for-the-year-on-risks-to-crude-flow-in-the-middle-east.md) | +4.4% | -2.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-17 | [Oil prices rise 3% to two-week high on Iran war supply concerns \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19430-oil-prices-rise-3-to-two-week-high-on-iran-war-supply-concerns-reuters.md) | -5.7% | -24.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-11 | [Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11156-oil-prices-jumps-4-to-2-month-high-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-reuters.md) | +14.7% | +5.4% |
| BRENT | 2019-04-22 | [U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9604-u-s-to-end-all-waivers-on-imports-of-iranian-oil-crude-price-jumps.md) | +0.4% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/37257495/crude-prices-jump-to-a-3-month-high-on-dollar-weakness-and-iran-risks

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