UK petrol prices are expected to climb to their highest level of the year this weekend after renewed US attacks on Iran pushed global oil and fuel markets higher.
UK petrol prices are expected to climb to their highest level of the year this weekend after renewed US attacks on Iran pushed global oil and fuel markets higher.
Oil prices jumped on Thursday as the fallout from the US-Iran conflict appeared to spread to the Red Sea.
Oil prices climbed more than 4% on Wednesday as renewed fighting between the US and Iran raised fresh concerns over global energy supplies.
European gas prices hit a four-month high on Monday as escalating tensions between the US and Iran fuelled fears of a supply crunch this winter.
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Oil prices could climb as high as US$160 a barrel, or potentially even further, if disruption around the Strait of Hormuz persists and global inventories continue to fall, according to
UK petrol and diesel prices have started to rise again as higher crude oil prices feed through to wholesale fuel costs.
Donald Trump’s declaration that the US-Iran ceasefire is effectively over has been described as an “ominous” development for UK petrol prices.
Traders on the prediction market Polymarket are increasingly positioning for further weakness in oil prices this month, after crude retreated to levels last seen before the conflict in Iran.
UK diesel prices recorded their biggest monthly fall on record in June, according to RAC Fuel Watch data, as lower oil prices fed through to forecourts.
UK motorists are beginning to benefit from falling fuel costs as easing tensions in the Middle East drive oil prices sharply lower.
Goldman Sachs has lowered its oil price forecasts after the emerging US-Iran peace agreement increased expectations that energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal more quickly