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Line chart showing WTI crude oil's price level falling 13.6 percent from its July 23 peak to $75.20 by August 5, 2026.

The rally priced Wednesday's Strait of Hormuz headline as a reopening, but officials describe something narrower: a 60-day negotiating window in which Iran would control security, demining, and maritime services rather than cede the strait outright. Iranian, American, and Omani accounts of the arrangement already conflict, with a US official disputing Iran's own characterization of the talks. The closest precedent, a June 17 memorandum on the same subject, collapsed within three weeks.

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Line chart of WTI crude oil prices, September 8 to 24, 2026, falling from a September 10 peak above $100.

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains a small fraction of its pre-crisis level, yet crude has eased well below its…

WTI Crude Eases Despite the Strait of Hormuz Closure

September 25, 2026

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Line chart of WTI crude oil prices, August 31 to September 24, 2026, peaking above $100 on September 10 before easing.

Iran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if US military pressure eases, but markets treated it as a conditional proposal in…

WTI Crude Holds Near $92 on Hormuz Reopening Offer

September 24, 2026

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Indexed line chart comparing WTI crude oil with the TSX energy sector from August 31 to September 16, 2026.

WTI crude rose sharply in early September 2026 as the Strait of Hormuz crisis continued, peaking on September 10.

The Hormuz Premium Did Not Show Up in Canadian Energy Stocks

September 22, 2026

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Line chart showing WTI crude oil declining over four sessions amid a Hormuz shipping data dispute.

Crude oil has fallen for four straight sessions, with the U.S.

Oil Falls for a Fourth Session as Hormuz Shipping Data Is Disputed

September 21, 2026

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Line chart of the TSX Composite as Canadian bond yields stayed elevated despite falling oil prices.

The Government of Canada 10-year bond yield closed near 3.94 percent in mid-September, largely unchanged from before oil began its decline,…

TSX Slides as Canadian Bond Yields Stay Elevated Despite Falling Oil

September 21, 2026

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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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