IEA reportedly proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves

The IEA has proposed the largest-ever release of oil reserves to restrain soaring crude prices amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal citing officials. The coordinated release is aimed at calming volatile oil markets and could cap upside in crude prices, with broad implications for energy and commodity-linked assets and risk sentiment.

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The IEA has proposed the largest-ever release of oil reserves to restrain soaring crude prices amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal citing officials. The coordinated release is aimed at calming volatile oil markets and could cap upside in crude prices, with broad implications for energy and commodity-linked assets and risk sentiment.