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Brent September futures jumped 4.5% to $88.10 and WTI August futures rose 4.5% to $82.49 on the 17th after US-Iran hostilities spread to civilian energy infrastructure and shipping lanes across the Gulf. Higher crude prices tighten the inflation outlook and pressure risk assets by keeping rate-cut expectations in check, while lifting energy equities and safe havens like gold and the dollar. Watch whether attacks disrupt actual tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — confirmed shipping outages would extend the price spike, whereas de-escalation headlines could unwind the war premium quickly.
As a Market signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around BZ=F, CL=F, GC=F.
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