IMF chief expects oil prices to ease, not plummet, after US-Iran deal

Oil prices are expected to ease rather than plummet as the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal allows shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to resume. The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva also said countries may replenish reserves at the same time, which should support demand. The headline is broadly stabilizing for energy markets, with a meaningful geopolitical supply implication.

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Oil prices are expected to ease rather than plummet as the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal allows shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to resume. The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva also said countries may replenish reserves at the same time, which should support demand. The headline is broadly stabilizing for energy markets, with a meaningful geopolitical supply implication.