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Hamas attack on Israel lifts crude oil prices



Oil prices have surged after a shock attack on Israel by Hamas over concerns it will increase tensions across the Middle East.

“It does have an impact on the things that we trade internationally – oil … literally lubricates the world economy,” The Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Scott Phillips told Sky News Australia.

Oil prices have jumped about four per cent for West Texas Intermediate and Brent Crude.

“It’s … a question of how much more broadly does this potentially spread,” Mr Phillips said.

“Do we talk about potential blockades, potential sanctions, disruption to supply? Those are the questions that the markets are grappling with right now.”

17 Comments

  1. Hence why America has stated it has found zero evidence Iran was involved. The only story that claimed it from "confidential sources" (insert eyeroll here) was written by a woman who was sacked for making up sources in her last job.

  2. When MSM said Oil was going down in price and were pleased because of Climate Change I knew to invest in Oil.
    If you basically do everything the opposite to what MSM tells you to you'll do well. It's the main reason I didn't get the covid shots because the push was to get them or else.

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