Brent and WTI crude both surged in July, with WTI ending the month at $85.47, up 23.0%, after round-tripping from a five-month low near $68.74. The path had four distinct legs: an early-month low, a mid-month spike, a July 22 to 23 rally that briefly pushed Brent above $100, and a July 29 jump tied to a strike on Saudi oil infrastructure. The swings tracked an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran that disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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