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dropped 2%, while the tech-heavy South Korean Kospi slumped by about 6% – although it is still up by more than 70% in the year to date. However, oil prices
oil and liquid natural gas - has been effectively closed for weeks due to the conflict. It remains much higher than the pre-conflict price of a barrel. The price of Brent crude dropped
prices at the pump pose a risk to oil companies because if they persist for too long, demand drops
oil market and driven up gas prices around the world. The conflict has had significant impacts on US consumers. Americans have paid $21.7bn more to fill their gas tanks since 1 March, Patrick
oil stocks are being [depleted at a record rate](https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-may-2026). And several analysts have issued warnings in recent weeks that the point may be fast approaching when they drop to crisis levels. That
oil prices towards $US200 a barrel. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) The ABS data also showed the first drop
prices had a mixed day, with Brent oil futures edging higher to finish above $105 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, dropped
oil and gas prices to skyrocket. How it's affecting consumers](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5805999/the-iran-war-has-caused-oil-and-gas-prices-to-skyrocket-how-its-affecting-consumers) Gas prices in the U.S. are the highest they have been [since late July 2022](https://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/04/oil-prices-spike-national-average-up-nearly-30-cents-in-one-week/), said the automotive
oil and gasoline prices](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5753985/oil-gasoline-prices-iran) But data compiled by the app Transit shows that ridership was steady for most of March and actually [dropped
price drops, raising the question: are consumers so downbeat that they are even giving up on fast food? Shares in Domino’s Pizza, KFC operator Collins Foods and multi-brand food franchise owner Retail Food
dropping by half. “We can’t work as much as we usually would because the price of petrol is so high,” he told Al Jazeera. Soaring energy prices have seen winners and losers
drop by nearly 20 million barrels every day the strait is choked off. Oxford Economics warned in a [blog post](https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/prolonged-war-in-iran-could-tip-the-global-economy-into-recession/) that a six-month impasse in the strait could send oil prices
prices will drop with the end of the war. “The gas will go down. As soon as the war is over, it’ll drop like a rock,” he said on Thursday. ## Open to trade
dropping 4% in early trade, while Natwest and Lloyds slipped more than 3%. Gilt yields had already risen this week amid concerns over a jump in energy prices leading to higher inflation. Oil
Oil prices have also increased the cost of tyres. Toyota said its profits for the year to March 2027 would decline for the third year in a row because of the war’s impact
prices keep rising, but do big oil companies plan to drill more? Not so far](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5810511/oil-company-earnings-production-gas-prices) And dining out is still the top activity. Reservations platform Resy says bookings as of Wednesday were
prices dropping anytime soon," he says. "In fact, they will probably only get higher." As far as the type of ticket, Ewen suggests avoiding basic economy fares in such an uncertain time, because of their
Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington and Tehran’s tit-for-tat captures of commercial vessels. Brent crude, the international benchmark
price of oil rose after Trump threatened a “very hard” attack on Iran, but plunged hours later after he said he was cancelling the strikes.** US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell
priced tech equities linked to AI. The benchmark KOSPI fell nearly 9 percent in early morning trading, triggering the exchange’s circuit breaker for the second time this year. The Korea Exchange last activated