
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.61% at midday after a sharp sell-off in U.S. technology stocks, amid concerns about the outlook for AI investment and regulation. Brent crude rebounded to around $99 a barrel as uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict persisted.
The article reports financial-market moves rather than a change in feed supply or demand. Higher crude prices can raise energy and transport costs, though the reported move was limited by hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations.
After 323 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -2.9% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.