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Oil Crisis Monitor
Updated: Oct 5, 2026 — 4:30 AM MT
Strait of Hormuz
218
Days
Day 218 — All US B-1B bombers redeployed from RAF Fairford (via The National). Kpler: Gulf crude exports back above the pre-war average (via Gulf News). The strait remains closed.
Day 218: all US B-1B bombers leave RAF Fairford; Yemen's government announces an offensive against the Houthis.
Brent Crude
+40.1% since closure
$102.49
/bbl
Today: +$0.24 (+0.2%)
U.S. Gas Avg
+45.5% since closure
$4.37
/gal
Today: unchanged
WTI Crude
+31.4% since closure
$90.64
/bbl
Today: −$0.47 (−0.5%)
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USMCA Tariffs
25% IEEPA + 232 duties
IN EFFECT
187
Day
2026 SAAR Forecast
16.1–16.8M
▼ 16.8M
prev. forecast
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