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Line chart showing WTI crude oil climbing from about $66.95 on June 24 to $74.40 by July 9, 2026, amid escalating strikes on Iran.

WTI crude has climbed to $74.40, up 11.1% since June 24, as the U.S. and Iran have traded escalating strikes since late February. The rise has come in uneven bursts, with the sharpest single-day jumps tied to the two most intense nights of strikes rather than steady drift. Notably, the latest escalation, a larger overnight operation followed by retaliation against three Gulf states at once, produced a smaller market reaction than the prior night's smaller strikes, even as analysts at Rystad Energy warn that confidence in the underlying truce has weakened considerably.

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Line chart showing the TSX Composite rising 4.0 percent from mid-July to mid-August 2026 despite four separate pullbacks tied to Strait of Hormuz headlines.

The TSX composite gained 4.0% from mid-July through mid-August 2026, even as four separate pullbacks tied to Strait of Hormuz headlines interrupted the climb along the way.

Four Hormuz Dips Recovered in a Month. Today Tests Whether the Pattern Holds.

August 17, 2026

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Line chart showing the TSX composite, Brent crude and Canada's 10-year bond yield indexed and diverging in early August 2026.

Canada's 10-year government bond yield, the TSX composite and Brent crude had moved together through early August as Strait of Hormuz risk built, but Tuesday broke that pattern.

TSX, Brent and Canada's 10-Year Yield Diverge

August 11, 2026

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Bar chart showing Cargojet and other top-gaining TSX stocks leading Tuesday's session as energy stocks lagged.

Cargojet led Tuesday's TSX session, up 4.6 percent, as financials and industrials drove the index to a fresh intraday record.

Cargojet Leads Tuesday's TSX as Energy Lags

August 11, 2026

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Line chart showing WTI crude oil rising 10.6 percent from July 7 to August 7, 2026, with a sharp mid-week reversal.

Crude oil fell sharply in early August as reports of a preliminary Iran-Oman agreement on Strait of Hormuz shipping circulated, then…

WTI Swung More Than 10% in a Week on Headlines the Availability Heuristic Explains

August 7, 2026

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Line chart showing the S&P/TSX Composite climbing toward a 52-week high during eleven nights of strikes on Iran.

The index has climbed toward a record high through eleven straight nights of strikes on Iran, a rally powered narrowly by gold miners and…

The Recency Trap in a War-Driven Rally

July 23, 2026

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Line chart showing WTI crude oil prices jumping roughly 4 percent on August 10, 2026.

WTI crude jumped roughly 4.2% by early afternoon Monday after Iran and Washington each pointed to the naval blockade, rather than sanctions…

WTI Crude Oil Jumps as Hormuz Naval Blockade Named the Real Sticking Point

August 10, 2026

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