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LIVE: Oil inches dangerously close to its all-time high
Cryptopolitan · Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:58:48 GMT
Hype 30/100 · Market impact 0/100 · Breaking 45/100
Brent crude reached a six-month high of $116.13, and West Texas Intermediate climbed to $102.56. Trump hinted at fresh strikes against Iran, while Tehran said its military was ready for war. Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia killed four people and forced Aramco to evacuate its headquarters. U.S. stocks tumbled on fears about AI, with the Nasdaq falling 5 percent and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note below 5 percent.