International oil and gold prices fluctuated sharply on 23 days as a result of different statements by the united states and iraq regarding dialogue。
The price of the brent crude oil futures in london rose at one point to over $113 per barrel at the early drive that day. Since then, the tramp-related statements have affected the price of oil in london, which dropped by over 10 per cent, breaking the $100 per barrel threshold. However, after the iranian side denied it, market tensions rose again, with oil prices in london rising again to around $105 per barrel, with a contraction of about 6 per cent. After noon, oil prices again weakened, falling around $101 per barrel. On that day, new york oil prices also hit hard. The price of light crude oil futures delivered by the new york commodity exchange in may fell from $98 per barrel to $84. 37 per barrel。
As at 23 march, the prices of light crude oil futures delivered by the new york commodity exchange in may had fallen by $10. 10 to $88. 13 per barrel, or 10. 28 per cent; the prices of london brent crude oil futures delivered in may had fallen by $12. 25 to $99. 94 per barrel, or 10. 92 per cent。
In the early hours of the 23rd day, international gold futures prices fell to a point close to $4,100 per ounce, the largest single-week decline in more than 40 years. Trump's statements stimulated a rebound in the price of gold, which increased by more than $150 in a short time drive. The gold futures market of the new york commodity exchange, which was most active, fell by $167. 6 on 23 april 2026, receiving $4407. 30 per ounce, still falling by 3. 6 per cent compared with the closing prices of the previous day。
The u. S. And iran sent contradictory signals that triggered a reassessment of the situation in the middle east by investors, and the prospect of oil prices returning to pre-conflict levels inhibited optimism in the market. Analysts pointed out that the current energy market was highly sensitive to the geopolitical situation and that short-term trends continued to depend on the progress of the game。
Gareth solové, the chief market strategist of the u. S. Financial market services agency's “certification investment”, warned that the gold price rebound might be temporary. The world gold association, in its most recent weekly market monitoring report, noted that the growing real rate of return and the market's expectations of the “hawks” of central banks have together suppressed the sentiment of the gold-trading market。
According to xinhua
