Brent Oil

Goldman ups Dec'26 oil forecast to $90/bbl; 2027 worst-case pegged at $125

WTI crude prices, which are unusually low versus Brent because of high US-Europe shipping costs, Goldman Sachs' analysts said, are likely to average $81 in December 2026 and $73 in 2027.

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The world's most unpredictable variable

The Strait of Hormuz isn't the only thing that will keep oil prices volatile

Why Brent crude is below $100 despite disruptions to Gulf oil flows

Crude oil shipments from West Asia producers are at about 11 million barrels per day (bpd) ​now, from 18 million bpd before the Iran war began seven months ago

Oil prices edge higher after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran

Brent futures rose 1 cent, or ‌0.1%, to $87.08 a barrel by 0247 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 6 cents to $81.31 a barrel

Oil prices rise as doubts over US-Iran deal heighten supply concerns

Brent futures gained 72 cents, or 0.81%, to $89.63 a barrel ‌by 0053 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $83.91

Stock Market Close: Sensex declines 456 pts, Nifty at 24,571 as West Asia tension weighs

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Oil prices rise 1% on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plans

Brent crude futures ‌rose 99 cents, or 1.2%, to $83.48 a barrel by 0010 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate futures rose 85 cents, or 1.1%, to $78.84

Oil drops nearly 5% as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear deal

Brent crude futures slid $4.08, ‌or 4.64%, to $83.85 by 2352 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $80.66 a barrel, down $4.01, or 4.74%

Oil prices fall more than 1% on greater flows despite US-Iran war

Brent futures fell $1.03, or 1.2%, to $88 a barrel by 0215 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude slipped $1.50, or 1.8%, to $82.09 a barrel

Oil rises as US-Iran tension escalates after Iraq strikes, missile attack

Brent futures increased by $3.15, or 3.8%, to $87.24 a barrel by 0520 GMT, while ‌US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $2.73, or 3.4%, to $81.99 a barrel

Oil prices plunge 1% as investors weigh pause in US strikes on Iran

Brent crude futures ​were down $0.54, or 0.6%, at $87.82 by 0046 GMT

Red Sea, Hormuz risks may push Brent to $120: Mohammed Imran, Mirae Asset

For investors and corporates, the prudent strategy is to treat oil not as a one-directional price trade but as a geopolitical volatility asset

Oil forecast: Kaynat Chainwala of Kotak Sec explains why Brent may hit $100

With three simultaneous chokepoints under stress and the Yanbu bypass route now threatened, a Brent move above $100 looks increasingly plausible

Brent could top $120 if Hormuz disruptions persist: Goldman Sachs

At present, Goldman sees Brent at $80 a barrel in the fourth quarter, and $75 next year, predicated on a de-escalation of tensions in the West Asia

Crude oil prices to hover around $70-75/bbl ; US-Iran peace deal in focus

The exit of UAE has certainly loosened the cartels grip over the pricing power and the Cartels kingpin Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar are fighting an open war to control the market

Oil prices climb to one-month high as US, Iran step up attacks in Hormuz

Oil prices climbed to a four-week high after the US reinstated its blockade of Iranian shipping and both sides intensified attacks around the Strait of Hormuz

Crude oil outlook: Price war, global market share in focus

The Middle East is now entering a different kind of conflict-one driven not by military confrontation, but by the battle for market share in global oil markets.

Oil prices edge higher as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand

Brent crude futures ​gained 28 cents, or 0.39%, to $72.29, and US WTI crude rose ‌to $68.84 a barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.26% as of 0046 GMT, after settling down to around pre-Iran war levels on Monday

​BofA Securities sees Brent crude oil averaging at $72 a barrel in H2CY26

For India, BofA Securities has raised the 2026 GDP (gross domestic product) forecast to 7 per cent from the 6.2 per cent forecasted in April. For 2027, it now pegs the GDP growth at 7 per cent.