Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com said talk of a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by the United States encouraged oil prices to dip.
After staying in the low- to mid-$60 per barrel range for the past several weeks, oil prices jumped up north of $70, thanks to the back-and-forth airstrikes between Israel and Iran. Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com said this is the latest in a long list of issues that investors have had to digest this year, including tariffs, trade wars, and Russia/Ukraine.
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Oil prices moved higher in Monday’s trade, spurred primarily by OPEC’s recent announcement that it would increase production next month by over 400,000 barrels. While that is a hefty increase, Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com said the announce...