Oil Prices Rise on Russian Sanctions Risk
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-02 10:26
In early Asian trade on Thursday, oil prices recovered slightly from 16-week lows, with WTI rising to 65.68. Markets were buoyed by renewed expectations of tougher sanctions on Russian crude, even as caution over higher OPEC+ supply and weak U.S. economic signals capped upside. The two benchmarks had suffered across the prior three sessions. On Wednesday, Brent and WTI each fell roughly 1 %, with Brent closing at its lowest since June and WTI at its weakest since May. A key ...