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Oil swings hard as diplomacy hopes clash with Hormuz risk (Energy / Markets)
Aug 4, 20262 reports
Aug 4, 2026
Generaldesk view
Oil swings hard as diplomacy hopes clash with Hormuz risk (Energy / Markets)
Hormuz transit prospects drove oil volatility. Brent had plunged about 7% on Monday after Trump paused strikes; Tuesday’s session saw an early rebound on shippi…
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Crude whipsaws on Hormuz diplomacy: Brent swings in the ~$80–$85 zone (Energy)
Oil stayed geopolitically driven. After Monday’s roughly 5%–7% Brent slide, Tuesday saw an early rebound near $84.50 on talks uncertainty, then another selloff …
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