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strikeAug 18, 2026
OPINION | Oil market starts pricing in a prolonged Hormuz crisis
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The oil market is increasingly behaving as though disruptions to Middle East energy supplies are not a temporary shock but a new reality, writes Ron Bousso. - For more financial news, visit News24 Business. Nearly six months after war erupted between the US and Iran, hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough have faded.
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- Ron BoussoBy Ron Bousso
The oil market is increasingly behaving as though disruptions to Middle East energy supplies are not a temporary shock but a new reality, writes Ron Bousso. - For more financial news, visit News24 Business. Nearly six months after war erupted between the US and Iran, hopes for a …
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