The US-Israel-Iran war · Energy, shipping and markets

Oil falls as markets bet on a US-Iran deal: WTI settles 5.5 percent lower at $88.68 and Brent near $92

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US crude settled 5.5 percent lower at $88.68 a barrel on 27 May and Brent fell to about $92 after trading above $100 the previous week, Al Jazeera reported, while the S&P 500 edged up from a record high. The old tracker said WTI rose about 2.4 percent to about $93.83 that day.

When: 27 May 2026
Where: Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What: market
Attribution: Not attributed. Market movement.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Al Jazeera market reporting · published 2026-05-27 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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