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Oil and gold surge after US strikes on Iran, brent above $100

The spot price of gold stood near $4,720 per ounce, recording a weekly increase of 2.3%

Analysis: Even if peace comes to the Middle East now, it will still take a long time for fuel prices to fall

Even if a U.S.–Iran agreement is reached and the Strait of Hormuz reopens immediately, fuel prices are unlikely to return quickly to their early-2026 levels. Markets will need months to be “convinced” that the danger has truly passed. This is the well-known “rockets and feathers” phenomenon

Oil: 9% plunge after Axios report that US and Iran are nearing an agreement

Axios claims the agreement would include, among other things, the lifting of restrictions on ship passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Ceasefire on the brink of collapse: The US strikes Iranian speedboats in Hormuz, Iran hits oil facilities in the UAE

Escort operation for ships amid attacks and rising tensions – Fears of an energy shock and escalation in the Gulf

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