Iran war pushes oil price above $90 threatening rise in global inflation

2026-03-06 - 17:22

Reports Kuwait was cutting output pushed up cost of barrel of Brent crude to highest weekly gain since pandemic began The Iran conflict has driven the oil price past $90 a barrel to its highest weekly gains since the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, threatening a fresh rise in global inflation. Reports that Kuwait had begun cutting production of oil at some fields after running out of space to store it drove the cost of a barrel of Brent crude to as high as $91.89 at one point on Friday – its highest since April 2024 and up from about $72.50 just before war broke out. Continue reading...