Japan to Start Strategic Oil Release Monday

  Tokyo has moved ahead of its international partners. Japan will begin releasing strategic petroleum reserves as early as Monday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Wednesday, in a unilateral step that signals the depth of concern in the world’s fourth-largest economy over a rapidly deteriorating energy supply outlook tied to the widening conflict in…

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Oil Prices Retreat From 100 Peak As Market Fears Ease

  Global crude oil markets recorded their first significant decline since the escalation of Middle East hostilities, with benchmark Brent crude falling 8.45 percent to 90 per barrel and United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropping 8.58 percent to 86.77 per barrel on Tuesday. The correction follows Monday’s dramatic surge that pushed prices past 100…

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