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Oil prices touch $90 as U.S.-Iran impasse clouds Hormuz route

Brent briefly reached $90 a barrel on August 11 as hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen Hormuz weakened.

Rafael Ortiz

Rafael Ortiz

Fintech Correspondent

Oil prices touch $90 as U.S.-Iran impasse clouds Hormuz route

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