What Happened Last Week · What Is Coming This Week
Brent Jumps 8.7%, Fed Hike Odds Climb Above 85%
Last Week
Oil set the tone last week: lost flow at Hormuz drove Treasury yields to their highest since 2023.
Labor Day cut the week to four sessions. Markets closed Monday, September 7.
Flows through the Strait of Hormuz fell below 2 million barrels a day, from 8 to 9 million before fighting resumed August 30.
Houthi forces hit Saudi Arabia's Jazan refinery Tuesday, wounding 73. Iran fired 20 ballistic missiles at Jordan's Al Azraq base Wednesday.
Brent cleared $100 on Wednesday and touched $108 on Thursday.
Prices eased Friday after Iran agreed to meet Gulf states in Oman. Brent still ended the week up 8.7%, its sharpest gain since July.