# Brent Hits $100 Again as Houthi Attacks Threaten Further Supply Squeeze - WSJ

> Brent rose 7.2% to $100.82 a barrel, its highest since late May, while WTI climbed 5.8% to $91.83. Both contracts have gained more than 16% this week.

- Date: 2026-07-23 · published 2026-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9926-brent-hits-100-again-as-houthi-attacks-threaten-further-supply-squeeze-wsj
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp crude gains raise energy and fertilizer input costs and tend to pull vegetable oil and biofuel-linked feedstocks higher.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-07-23 | 5 | +29.7% | 3.5 | Documents Brent up 7.2% on the day and over 16% on the week to $100.82, quantifying the move on supply-squeeze fears. |
| BRENT | 2026-07-23 | 1 | +11.9% | 3.1 | It documents the price move itself (Brent +7.2% to $100.82) and the Houthi supply-squeeze driver, though it is mostly descriptive. |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/brent-hits-100-again-as-houthi-attacks-threaten-further-supply-squeeze-b1faa05b

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