Oil Supplies in Focus Ahead of Stock, Bond Open

The article reports the worst supply disruption in the history of the oil market tied to the Iran war, with crude prices surging since the conflict began. Storage at facilities such as Vopak's Deer Park, Texas terminal highlights constrained physical capacity and suggests continued upside pressure on oil prices, raising downside risk for risk assets and upside pressure on inflation and energy-sensitive sectors.

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The article reports the worst supply disruption in the history of the oil market tied to the Iran war, with crude prices surging since the conflict began. Storage at facilities such as Vopak's Deer Park, Texas terminal highlights constrained physical capacity and suggests continued upside pressure on oil prices, raising downside risk for risk assets and upside pressure on inflation and energy-sensitive sectors.