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Oil falls below $100 on US-Iran peace hopes after Democratic midterm win

Hedgeweek, citing a Financial Times report, said oil prices fell more than 19% since the end of last week amid growing expectations of a potential US-Iran peace agreement, with government bonds rallying as inflation concerns eased. It said Brent dropped 8.7% on Wednesday before falling to $94.23 a barrel in early Thursday trading, its lowest in two months, while WTI declined 8.3% on Wednesday and traded at $87.15 on Thursday morning, almost 15% lower for the week. The report linked the selloff to a decisive Democratic victory in the US midterm elections, with Vice-President JD Vance attributin

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What the sources claim

  1. Oil prices have fallen more than 19% since the end of last week amid expectations of a potential US-Iran peace agreement.

    “Oil prices have fallen more than 19% since the end of last week”
    Hedgeweek

  2. Brent crude dropped 8.7% on Wednesday before falling to $94.23 a barrel in early Thursday trading, its lowest level in two months.

    “Brent crude dropped 8.7% on Wednesday before falling further to $94.23 a barrel”
    Hedgeweek

  3. West Texas Intermediate declined 8.3% on Wednesday and was trading at $87.15 on Thursday morning, almost 15% lower for the week.

    “West Texas Intermediate declined 8.3% on Wednesday and was trading at $87.15 on Thursday morning”
    Hedgeweek

  4. Government bonds rallied as inflation concerns eased.

    “government bonds rallying as inflation concerns ease”
    Hedgeweek

  5. The selloff followed a decisive Democratic victory in the US midterm elections, increasing political pressure on President Donald Trump to end the conflict with Iran.

    “The selloff followed a decisive Democratic victory in the US midterm elections”
    Hedgeweek

  6. Vice-President JD Vance attributed the Republican defeat partly to public opposition to the war.

    “Vice-President JD Vance attributed the Republican defeat partly to public opposition to the war”
    Hedgeweek

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