Brent bias flipped 33 times to neutral on September 16, 2026
Brent crude surged past $109 a barrel in ICE trading while WTI hit $106 and oil above $100 pushed U.S. fuel prices to new records, with China's yuan crude futures also jumping to a record high. Headlines connect the market to Iran war-related energy risk beyond the Strait of Hormuz, a shut Hormuz bypass stalling refinery upgrades in Korea, and Houthi advances, while other coverage reports oil falling as the Saudi supply outlook improves.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 33 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
- 00:13Bullish
- 02:44Neutral
- 03:09Weak bearish
- 04:19Neutral
- 04:34Weak bullish
- 06:49Weak bearish
- 07:24Neutral
- 08:14Bullish
- 08:44Neutral
- 08:59Bullish
- 09:29Bearish
- 10:05Bullish
- 10:40Bearish
- 11:05Bullish
- 11:30Weak bullish
- 12:10Neutral
- 12:25Bullish
- 13:10Weak bullish
- 13:25Bullish
- 14:40Neutral
- 14:55Bullish
- 15:10Bearish
- 15:25Bullish
- 16:40Bearish
- 16:55Bullish
- 17:55Neutral
- 18:10Bullish
- 19:50Weak bullish
- 20:55Weak bearish
- 21:10Bullish
- 21:25Neutral
- 22:05Bullish
- 23:40Neutral
Headlines (21)
First seen on September 16
- The Iran war is creating a new global energy risk beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysisjpost.com
- Oil Falls as Saudi Supply Outlook Improvesrigzone.com
- Oil Above $100 Pushes U.S. Fuel Prices to New RecordsOilPrice.com
Carried over from earlier days
- The Commodities Feed: Oil stronger on Saudi pipeline shutdownING Think
- Brent Hits $108 as Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Deepens Supply FearsOilPrice.com
- Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalateHellenic Shipping News
- US says it’s clearing Hormuz traffic: Why are oil futures beyond $100?Al Jazeera
- Oil Surges As Saudi Pipeline Crisis Puts 4% Of Global Supply At Risk; Bernstein Warns Of $150 CrudeZeroHedge
- EIA Sees 2026 Oil Price Coming in $22 Higher Than Last Yearrigzone.com
- Oil over $100 has JPMorgan stock-market strategists fearing a missing out on a swift declineMarketWatch
- Middle East Oil Routes Under Pressure as Hormuz Traffic TumblesOilPrice.com
- Brent at $108: Gulf States Halt Hormuz Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi AirbaseOilPrice.com
- Iran's proxies using Yemen to compound war's impact on oil pricescbsnews.com
- Why Middle East tensions are pushing oil prices above $100Al Jazeera
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 14 Sept: It’s a Wrap: Oil tops $100 as higher yields and AI worries pressure stocksInvestingLive
- PVM analysts: Oil market losing its defenses against $120 Brentworldoil.com
- Houthi advances leave Trump with only bad choicespolitico.com
- China’s Yuan Crude Oil Futures Jump to Record HighOilPrice.com
- The news in the oil market keeps getting worse as WTI hits $106InvestingLive
- Brent crude surges past $109 a barrel in ICE trading rallyTASS
- Korea stalls on refinery upgrades as Hormuz bypass shuts and oil surgesHellenic Shipping News
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 16 | ||
| Housing Starts | 243K | CAD |
| Building Permits m/m | -4.7% | CAD |
| Crude Oil Inventories | -1.6M | USD |
| BOC Summary of Deliberations | CAD | |
| Thursday, September 17 | ||
| Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y | CNY | |
| Foreign Securities Purchases | 28.64B | CAD |
| IPPI m/m | 0.0% | CAD |
| RMPI m/m | 0.7% | CAD |