Oil Near 2-Week High as Hormuz Closure Keeps Supply Risks Elevated
Oil prices approach a two-week high as the Hormuz closure and Houthi attacks threaten crude supplies, pushing Brent toward $90 and WTI…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 12, 2026 · 3 min readExplore oil and commodities news covering WTI, Brent, natural gas, metals and global supply chains. We follow OPEC+, EIA inventories, production policy, geopolitics, weather and demand indicators alongside technical structure.Explore: Oil and natural gas · Gold and silver · Commodity forecastsWhere does the data come from? Official agencies, central banks, company filings and established financial news services identified in our articles.
Oil prices approach a two-week high as the Hormuz closure and Houthi attacks threaten crude supplies, pushing Brent toward $90 and WTI…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Gold nears $4,400 as Hormuz tensions lift oil and investors await U.S. CPI data. Fed rate expectations, China demand and key resistance…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 12, 2026 · 3 min read
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By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Silver rallies over 6% above its 200-period average to a seven-week high near $66, then stalls at resistance as bulls defend $62.96…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Gold holds near $4,408 after China's central bank bought 20 tonnes in July, its biggest monthly purchase since 2023, ahead of Wednesday's…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Gold rises 0.6% to $4,264 as Strait of Hormuz tensions offset Fed rate-hike bets, with U.S. payrolls data due Friday.
By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 7, 2026 · 3 min read
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By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 6, 2026 · 4 min read
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By Arslan Ali Butt · Aug 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Oil prices climbed over 3% on July 29 as US and Saudi forces struck Iran-aligned sites in Iraq following drone attacks. Iran…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Jul 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Oil prices fell as U.S.-Iran diplomatic hopes reduced supply fears. Brent traded at $87.24, WTI at $81.61, while markets monitored the Strait…
By Arslan Ali Butt · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read