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JP Morgan saw $150, Bloomberg predicted $170, but Brent settled at $105 after the Iran war shut down the Strait of Hormuz. The financial markets’ muted reaction to a 10-million-barrel supply cut underscores a profound shift in oil’s macroeconomic influence. Investors now face a landscape where geopolitical risk is priced differently, and the old playbook of buying oil on conflict is yielding to new dynamics.
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| What you see | What it tells you |
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