Brent Oil at $100 for First Time Since July
· Business · Bloomberg, The Independent, Financial Times
Brent crude hit $100 a barrel for the first time since July, driven higher by escalating maritime attacks between the US and Iran and a recovery in Chinese oil demand. US military forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers on Tuesday in response to two separate attempts to target a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles. The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has heightened supply disruption fears across global energy markets. The exact diplomatic fallout from the tanker destruction remains unclear.
Why it matters
The spike in crude prices directly impacts global fuel costs, raising inflation pressures and increasing import bills for energy-dependent economies like India.
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