Oil Prices Jump After Trump Rejects Iran Proposal to End War

The price of the benchmark Brent crude oil climbed to $105.92 a barrel in early trading, continuing weeks of fluctuations.
Oil Prices Jump After Trump Rejects Iran Proposal to End War
Aramco oil facility, south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sept. 15, 2019. Fayez Nureldine /AFP via Getty Images
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Oil prices climbed higher on May 11 after U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian response to his peace proposal, leaving concerns that the 10-week-long conflict could continue to choke off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The price of the benchmark Brent crude oil climbed to $105.92 a barrel in early trading, an intraday spike of around 4.5 percent, as markets reopened after the weekend, as the commodity continued to fluctuate amid the uncertainty caused by the war.

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