MARKETSSTORY 828· MAY 28, 2026

Oil Prices Settle Near 8-Week Low After Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strikes

Global oil prices settled at their lowest level in nearly eight weeks on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced he was canceling planned fresh strikes on Iran, reversing a threat he had issued earlier that same day. The intraday wh

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