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Crude Oil slips from a one-month high on Trump's Russia waiver

FXStreet19 October 2026, 16:10 UTCRussia

A waiver of new Russia sanctions has WTI on track for its first losing session in eight, though the price hasn't left Friday's range. Friday's high just above $99.00 was the highest since mid-September.

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