Oil prices rise to six-week high as US-Iran tensions escalate
Oil prices rose more than 1.5 per cent to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday (Jul 23), with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen's Houthis targeting oil tankers in the Red Sea. Brent crude futures rose US$1.93, or 2 per cent, to US$96 by 12.11am GMT, the high
23 Jul 00:40 · CNA