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120d agoOil Prices Tumble as U.S.-Iran Peace Hopes Rise
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Brent oil price dropped below $80 per barrel.
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- West Texas Intermediate oil price slid to $77.16 a barrel.
- Brent North Sea crude dropped 4.0 percent to $79.87 a barrel.
- The price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 5.4% to $78.66.
- Banks have slashed oil price forecasts following a U.S.-Iran breakthrough.
What They Said
"The Strait of Hormuz would "completely open" once Washington and Iran signed their peace agreement on Friday in Switzerland."
— Donald Trump, US President (official statement)
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