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Indexed line chart comparing WTI crude oil and gold prices, both trading above their July 7, 2026 baseline.

A draft Iran-Oman agreement covering Strait of Hormuz shipping would bar US and Israeli linked vessels and impose fees of up to 7% of cargo value, but it still needs approval from Iran's parliament and from Acting Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been in hiding since being injured in February strikes. A former State Department official called the terms unlikely to be accepted in Washington. Gold's steepest move over the same window tracked a weak US jobs signal rather than the Hormuz headlines.

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Line chart showing WTI crude oil falling for four sessions as diplomatic hopes with Iran rose.

WTI crude has fallen for four straight sessions, down to $94.01 from a September 10 peak of $102.48, after reports that President Trump is…

The Strait of Hormuz Priced In a War. This Week It Started Pricing an Exit.

September 21, 2026

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Bar chart of six assets' percentage moves on August 31, 2026, showing WTI crude leading with a 3.54 percent gain while gold and the 10-year Treasury barely moved.

WTI crude jumped 3.54% Monday morning after the U.S.

The US and Iran Exchanged Strikes This Weekend. Only Oil Is Actually Pricing It

August 31, 2026

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Weekly line chart of WTI crude oil prices from January to August 2026, up nearly 29 percent amid Hormuz tensions.

Oil prices climbed after the 60-day US-Iran ceasefire agreement over the Strait of Hormuz expired Monday without extension, followed by an…

WTI Rises as the Hormuz Ceasefire Deadline Passes

August 18, 2026

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Line chart of Brent crude, the S&P/TSX Composite and gold futures rebased to 100 at the August 31 close.

Brent was the only one of the three to finish above its starting level, while the index and gold both fell.

Brent, TSX and Gold Rebased to the August 31 Close

September 30, 2026

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Line chart of Government of Canada 2-year, 5-year and 10-year benchmark yields, August 31 to September 29, 2026.

The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% for a seventh straight time, yet Canadian yields rose as United States yields surged.

Government of Canada Benchmark Yields, September 2026

September 30, 2026

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Line chart of the S&P/TSX Composite daily close for September 2026, with a shaded slide and a dashed line at the August 25 record.

The index fell for the month even though Brent crude gained and the Strait of Hormuz stayed shut, because rising United States bond yields outweighed oil and gold.

S&P/TSX Composite Daily Close Through September 2026

September 30, 2026

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