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Oil prices decline, following 5% drop from previous day

Brent crude fell 5.4% to $79.25 a barrel. A day earlier, oil prices dropped more than 5% after President Donald Trump said he had decided to hold off on new strikes against Iran.

August 4, 2026
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Oil prices tumble after Trump calls for easing Iran attacks

Brent crude, the international standard, fell 5% to $83.49 per barrel. The retreat in oil prices was just the latest of many big swings since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

August 3, 2026
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Oil prices tick up as Strait of Hormuz remains closed

Brent crude, the international standard, rose 0.9% to $87.66 a barrel as tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz largely closed.

July 31, 2026
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Oil prices volatile after 'heavy wave' of U.S. strikes

Brent crude, the international standard, 1.5% to $86.79 per barrel after rising earlier. It was trading around $72 a barrel in late February, before the Iran war began.

July 30, 2026
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Oil prices rebound as pause in Iran war shatters

Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 7.2% to $88.03 a barrel. Brent oil’s price had swung as low as $72 early this month and as high as $102 last week.

July 29, 2026
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Oil prices drop on hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran talks

Brent crude, the international standard, fell 4.6% to $81.94 a barrel. It was trading around $72 per barrel before the Iran war began in late February.

July 28, 2026
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Oil prices top $100 for first time in 2 months

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, was up 7.2% to $100.88, its highest level since early June.

July 23, 2026
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Oil prices still rising as fighting in Iran continues

More climbs for oil prices have come after the continued attacks between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 3.3% to $94 a barrel.

July 22, 2026
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Oil prices top $90 as U.S. strikes Iran for 10th night

Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.2% to $91.22, well above the roughly $72 per barrel level it was at before the war started in late February.

July 21, 2026
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Oil prices steady as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates

Brent crude, the international standard, rose 0.9% to $88.90 per barrel, much higher than prewar levels.

July 20, 2026

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