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Oil and gas prices jump on Middle East shipping attacks, sending bond yields higher and stocks lower – business live

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What happened

Brent crude tops $104 a barrel amid attacks on tankers and squeeze on US oil output in Gulf of Mexico as storm Isaias approaches Here’s our wrap of the moves in markets: The sell-off in bond markets has put the euro under pressure, pushing to close t…

Key facts

  • Brent crude tops $104 a barrel amid attacks on tankers and squeeze on US oil output in Gulf of Mexico as storm Isaias approaches Here’s our wrap of the moves in markets: The sell-off in bond markets has put the euro under pressure, pushing to close t…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:12:19 UTC.

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