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Why Oil Markets Remain on Edge Despite Ceasefire
The two-week US-Iran ceasefire announced overnight has taken the panic premium out of oil – but not the full risk premium. Prices are not snapping back to pre-war levels due to the scale of disruption and backlog-clearing mechanisms that will take some time to normalize. Futures have moved and, as a result, Rystad Energy has reduced its average Brent price from $97 to average $87 for 2026. However, the tightness in the physical barrels is unlike…
While prices have declined slightly, the logistical disruptions, the fragility of the truce and the vigilance of OPEC+ remind us that the risk remains fully included in the prices. The post Oil: the market emerges from the peak of panic, but the tension remains apparent first on LesEco.ma.
Oil markets remain volatile as Strait of Hormuz stays restricte
DUBAI — Volatility in global oil markets is continuing into the weekend, despite a fragile and temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran, one increasingly strained by ongoing Israeli military activity in the region. Analysts say prices initially dropped following the announcement of a two-week truce, but markets remain on edge as physical oil supply routes have yet to normalize. While futures markets quickly reflected easing geopoli…
The ceasefire in Iran has allowed markets to bounce back due to the drop in oil. The post No return to normal markets despite a ceasefire in Iran, according to analysts appeared first on Les Affaires.
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