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Oil
A major globally traded commodity, primarily benchmarked by West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent Crude. Oil prices are influenced by supply and demand, geopolitical events, and OPEC production decisions.
Example
“Brent crude oil surged past $95 per barrel after OPEC+ announced an unexpected production cut of 1 million barrels per day.”