Brent bias flipped 43 times to neutral on August 25, 2026
Brent crude traded below $87 a barrel for the first time since August 14, even as geopolitical headlines highlighted risks to oil flows from the Middle East, including Houthi strikes and Iran-related sanctions that could affect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Morgan Stanley separately raised its Brent forecast to $100, citing a tightening market, while the U.S. Treasury plans to broaden secondary sanctions on Iran.
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The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 43 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 01:04Bullish
- 01:36Neutral
- 02:12Bearish
- 03:28Weak bearish
- 03:45Weak bullish
- 04:13Neutral
- 04:29Bearish
- 05:18Neutral
- 06:02Bullish
- 06:23Neutral
- 06:55Weak bearish
- 07:11Weak bullish
- 07:36Bullish
- 08:08Neutral
- 08:32Bullish
- 08:48Bearish
- 09:08Neutral
- 10:40Bullish
- 10:56Weak bullish
- 11:28Neutral
- 11:44Bearish
- 12:00Neutral
- 12:40Bearish
- 12:56Bullish
- 13:13Bearish
- 13:29Bullish
- 14:01Weak bullish
- 14:17Bearish
- 14:33Neutral
- 14:49Weak bearish
- 15:07Bearish
- 15:55Neutral
- 16:11Weak bullish
- 16:27Neutral
- 17:03Bullish
- 17:20Neutral
- 18:36Bullish
- 18:56Bearish
- 20:09Weak bearish
- 20:29Weak bullish
- 20:45Neutral
- 21:01Bearish
- 21:17Neutral
Headlines (15)
First seen on August 25
- Iranians queue for petrol as US blockade bitesFinancial Times
- US firms post sharp earnings gains in second-quarter 2026ogj.com
- Morning Kickstart: USD mixed as ranges remain tight. Stocks higher. Oil and yields lower.InvestingLive
- Price of Brent oil down below $89 per barrel on London’s ICE first since August 17TASS
- Houthi strikes threaten to pull Yemen back into full-scale wardw.com
- Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zonesoilandgas360.com
- Brent crude oil falls below $87 per barrel on ICE exchange for first time since August 14TASS
Carried over from earlier days
- Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’The Guardian
- Hormuz crisis hides a deeper oil threat that could outlast the warfoxnews.com
- Fewer than 20 vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz over weekend — ReutersTASS
- Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy exposes the limits of destruction - opinionjpost.com
- U.S. Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, source saysInvesting.com
- Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-GeneralUN News
- ICYMI - Morgan Stanley lifts Brent forecast to $100 as oil market tightensInvestingLive
- Oil slips over $2 as traders shrug off fresh US sanctions on IranInvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 26 | ||
| Crude Oil Inventories | 1.6M | USD |
| Thursday, August 27 | ||
| Current Account | 3.5B | CAD |
| CB Leading Index m/m | CNY | |
| Friday, August 28 | ||
| GDP m/m | 0.2% | CAD |
| Monday, August 31 | ||
| Non-Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Tuesday, September 1 | ||
| RatingDog Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Manufacturing PMI | CAD | |