Geopolitical Risks Support Crude Oil Prices
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-11 20:19
March WTI crude oil (CLH26) on Wednesday closed up +0.67 (+1.05%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26) closed up +0.0197 (+1.01%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Wednesday, with crude posting a 1.5-week high and gasoline posting a 2.75-month high. Escalating US-Iran tensions are underpinning crude prices after the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday said the US is considering seizing tankers with Iranian crude, and Axios reported that the US could send a second aircraft carrier strike group to ...