Brent rose to $111.42 Monday May 18 morning, +1.98% on the day - through $110 for the first time since the Friday breakout. The international benchmark follows WTI through to confirm the multi-session structural escalation.
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- Evidence Strength
Strong
- Evidence Observed At
- May 18, 2026 · 1:00 PM UTC
- Citation
- https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/05/18/oil-today-brent-wti-iran-trump-hormuz-iea-supply-crude-.html
- Citation Source
cnbc
- Market Metric
Close Price
- Observed Value
- 111.42