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Oil prices climb amid supply fears and shipping attacks; prospect of rate rise weighs on UK housing market – business live

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What happened

Brent crude jumps above $104 a barrel; eurozone bond yields rise and stock markets slide European gas prices have risen to their highest levels in more than two weeks, as attacks on tankers around the strait of Hormuz crushed hopes of more liquefied…

Key facts

  • Brent crude jumps above $104 a barrel; eurozone bond yields rise and stock markets slide European gas prices have risen to their highest levels in more than two weeks, as attacks on tankers around the strait of Hormuz crushed hopes of more liquefied…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:26:37 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

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