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Oil prices trim losses on delayed US-Iran deal; lack of US attacks keeps hopes alive
Oil prices trim losses on delayed US-Iran deal; lack of US attacks keeps hopes alive. FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Crude oil sold off last Tuesday as the expectations for a US-Iran deal grew stronger. In fact, on Tuesday, Qatari mediators said that
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Oil prices trim losses on delayed US-Iran deal; lack of US attacks keeps hopes alive. FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Crude oil sold off last Tuesday as the expectations for a US-Iran deal grew stronger. In fact, on Tuesday, Qatari mediators said that
Oil prices trim losses on delayed US-Iran deal; lack of US attacks keeps hopes alive
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Oil prices trim losses on delayed US-Iran deal; lack of US attacks keeps hopes alive. FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Crude oil sold off last Tuesday as the expectations for a US-Iran deal grew stronger. In fact, on Tuesday, Qatari mediators said that
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FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Crude oil sold off last Tuesday as the expectations for a US-Iran deal grew stronger. In fact, on Tuesday, Qatari mediators said that the language for a possible US-Iran agreement had been drafted and US Treasury Secretary Bessent confirmed that an Iran deal could have come as soon as Wednesday and would have included the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The losses started to get trimmed though because the anticipated timeline for the deal passed without an announcement and there have been mixed messages regarding the deal and the Hormuz strait. Nevertheless, the lack of…
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