At 8:50 am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (2), the May contract of WTI crude oil recorded a significant increase of 9.28% in New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), quoted at US$109.41/barrel. The June contract for the Brent It advanced 7.99% in Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), trading at US$109.24/barrel. So far this week, the fuel has accumulated gains of 9.99% and 3.69%, respectively.
In the last trading session (1st)The energy commodity closed down 1.24% on the Nymex, at US$100.12/barrel, and fell 2.70% on the ICE, to US$101.16/barrel.
This morning, fuel prices were driven by the market's reaction to the president's speech. United States, Donald Trump, which announced a new wave of attacks against the Iran in the next two or three weeks.
The official did not mention the Strait of Hormuz He stated that the new offensives will cause a "return to the Stone Age" in the Persian country.
THE United Kingdom is organizing a virtual meeting with 35 countries to discuss options for resuming traffic flow through the Strait, without the participation of the US.
Furthermore, the Ukraine The attack targeted a portion of Russia's port infrastructure, along with oil pipelines and refineries, reducing the country's export capacity by 1 million tons. barrels per day (bpd), or one-fifth of the total capacity, according to sources close to Reuters.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.