Brent crude rose 3.1% to close at USD 116.72 a barrel on October 23, its highest close since April 29, while WTI gained 3.8% to USD 103.27. Investors increasingly believe the US could resume strikes on Iran in the coming weeks, after President Donald Trump said the US was not negotiating with Iran and that something would happen “fairly soon”. US officials told The New York Times that the US and Israel had planned new strikes after the midterm elections. For the week, Brent gained 6.2%, its third straight weekly rise, while WTI added 2%. Iran-backed Houthi forces continued attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the US State Department ordered non-essential staff to leave the country.
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