Brent Crude Briefly Tops $119 Per Barrel
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Are we headed for a bear market?
Bank of America's equity and quant strategists says U.S. stocks look historically expensive relative to oil prices, except during Covid and the Tech Bubble.
The US stock market is expected to open higher as crude oil prices stabilize. The Federal Reserve meeting's outcome is anticipated, with no major rate changes expected. However, high energy prices and unemployment could complicate monetary policy moving forward.
Oil prices have topped $100 a barrel four times in the last 20 years.
Brent closes at new three-year high; S&P 500, Nasdaq rise for second day
Global energy prices soared after Iran attacked two oil refineries in Kuwait and a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of the world’s liquified natural gas.
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Oil hits $118 a barrel as Iran unleashes strikes on Gulf energy sites — Pentagon seeks $200 billion for war
The Iran war entered terrifying new territory on Thursday as Tehran unleashed a barrage of missile and drone strikes against oil and natural gas infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, sending global crude prices surging past $118 a barrel and threatening to plunge the world economy into its worst energy crisis in decades.