Crude climbs as air strikes in Iraq are authorized

Source: Bloomberg
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Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate rose as the US President Barack Obama has authorised Iraq air strikes. The futures for September had a considerable rise with the Brent increasing 1.3% and the WTI 1.1%. Consequently, the Brent was trading at $106.85 a barrel in London and the Texas light sweet was at $98.45 on the NYMEX.

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