Loading…

Brent fell 5.85% to a two-month low of $92.57 a barrel as reports pointed to US-Iran talks through mediators and possible diplomatic progress. The price declined further to $91.45 in morning trading.
Reduced fears of escalation and oil-supply disruption are weighing on crude prices. Lower energy costs can ease pressure on feed and transport expenses.
After 250 past bearish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -3.1% over 5 sessions (36% higher; middle half -7.9% to +1.6%), and -5.5% 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.