Oil surges 3pc as war uncertainty rattles markets

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New strikes in the Middle East overnight lifted Brent crude futures by 3.29 per cent to $86.86 a barrel, putting them on track to ‌snap a three-day losing streak, according to Al Jazeera.

Investors ⁠are contending with uncertainty in the Middle East, where diplomatic efforts to end ⁠the US-Israeli war on Iran have proceeded in fits and starts and durable peace remains elusive.

“That sort of rapid flipping and flopping has made the signal and the noise a lot harder to separate,” said Edward Acton, rates strategist at GMO.

“Oil volatility, not just the level, can be inflationary if some prices go up with oil but are reluctant to come back down,” BofA Securities strategists wrote in a note.

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