Oil retreat eases pressure on European markets as hopes of US-Iran breakthrough grow

Global oil prices moved sharply lower at the start of the week as renewed optimism surrounding negotiations between the United States and Iran raised expectations of a possible agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to analysts at ING, Brent crude fell by around 5% in early Asian trading, dropping back below $100 per barrel following comments from US President Donald Trump suggesting progress had been made in negotiations. However, the bank cautioned that markets remain wary after previous rounds of talks failed to produce a lasting agreement. Trump later stated he was ...

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