Iranian Threats Keep Oil Elevated; US Stocks and Dollar Slip
Oil continues to trade near elevated levels (above $143 as at the time of writing) on Iranian verbal threats, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 130 points. Iranian Deputy Oil Minister was reported as saying Iran is ready to repel any attack, and said that an attack would disrupt oil exports and disrupt the entire oil industry in the Middle East. Middle-East tensions are at the forefront again.
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