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Brent: Middle East tensions sustain oil risk premium - Commerzbank

FXStreet27 October 2026, 12:28 UTCSaudi Arabia

Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes Brent Oil has surged to a six‑month high as geopolitical tensions around Iran, Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and risks in the Strait of Hormuz drive a substantial risk premium.

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