Global crude benchmarks diverged on Thursday, with Brent edging lower as investors weighed potential US sanctions relief against escalating Middle East tensions, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rallied on a sharper-than-expected draw in US crude inventories.
Global container lanes diverged sharply in the week to 13 October 2026, as pre-tender carrier rate hikes lifted Mediterranean pricing whilst fading post-Golden Week volumes initiated a Transpacific retreat.