Crude Oil WTI Jun '18 (CLM18)
Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) on Wednesday closed up +2.49 (+2.95%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0186 (+0.58%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with crude posting a 6-week high and gasoline climbing to a 2-month high.  Threats to global oil supplies are boosting crude oil prices as escalation of the US-Iran war has curbed oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and threats by Houthi militants to blockade Saudi Arabia have reduced oil tanker traffic through the Red Sea. Crude prices fell from their high on Wednesday after weekly EIA crude and gasoline inventories unexpectedly increased.
The US and Iran played down the prospect of peace talks anytime soon as disruptions to global oil supplies continue to mount. The US conducted an 11th straight day of attacks on Iran on Wednesday in an effort to degrade the country's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by strik... Read more
Barchart · 1 hour ago
September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) on Wednesday closed up +2.49 (+2.95%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) closed up +0.0186 (+0.58%). Crude oil and...
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