EnergyReader · 2026-08-07 20:02

Oil Slides From $100 Peak But Consumer Prices Show Little Relief

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 7, 2026

ICE Brent crude front-month traded at $83.39 a barrel on Friday (2026-08-07), according to live market data, sitting roughly $17 below the $100 level it reached during the week of 2026-07-20 when Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea reignited supply fears. That is a material retreat. Consumer prices have not followed it down at anything like the same speed.

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