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Brent Crude Oil (BZ)
What the data says — measured reaction to every tracked story
Every story we map to BZ is scored against the actual price: how far it moved within 24 hours of publication, and where it ended up. Coverage runs 2026-08-17 to 2026-10-17.
| Stories tracked | 182 |
| Average 24h max move | +2.76% |
| Median 24h max move | +2.61% |
| 90th percentile move | +4.51% |
| Largest single move | +12.47% |
| Closed lower after the story | 40% (72 of 182) |
| Move of 2% or more | 65% (119 of 182) |
Measured reaction — 24h price move after each story
| Date | Max move | Net 24h | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | +3.90% | +0.54% | Oil Prices Stay High as War Keeps Supply Tight Into 2027 |
| 2026-10-17 | +3.91% | +0.82% | Europe Braces for a Winter Energy Crisis as Gas Reserves Run Low |
| 2026-10-17 | +7.30% | +4.52% | Brent crude hits $110 for first time since May; U.S. WTI tops $100 |
| 2026-10-16 | +4.00% | +3.55% | Iran war: Missiles target Saudi oil hub as Yemen conflict escalates |
| 2026-10-15 | +2.25% | -0.46% | IEA Speeds Emergency Oil Release |
| 2026-10-14 | +2.29% | +1.77% | Oil prices rise after IEA warns on market constraints; Saudi officials say Aramco faciliti |
| 2026-10-13 | +2.27% | -1.69% | Ships in Hormuz strait hit by worst spate of attacks since start of war |
| 2026-10-13 | +3.70% | +1.63% | Kospi plunges more than 6% below 6,000 as chip selloff and oil fears hit Asian stocks |
| 2026-10-13 | +3.58% | +1.96% | BofA sees gold struggling to hold $4,000 as Iran war oil shock keeps Fed hawkish |
| 2026-10-12 | +2.91% | +0.38% | Saudi Arabia eyes 1.2 million bpd pipeline boost within weeks by converting gas line |
Latest stories mapped to BZ
Everything Newsig has mapped to BZ, newest first — no importance filter. Topic pages list critical and high-importance stories only.
- 2026-10-18 Venezuela expects $76 billion oil investment boost amid U.S. cooperation
- 2026-10-17 Oil Prices Stay High as War Keeps Supply Tight Into 2027
- 2026-10-17 Middle East Chemicals Keep Their Cost Edge Despite Hormuz Crisis
- 2026-10-17 Europe Braces for a Winter Energy Crisis as Gas Reserves Run Low
- 2026-10-17 Bolivia’s Energy Crisis Deepens as Natural Gas Reserves Run Dry
- 2026-10-17 Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions and tariffs under Graham Act, citing national interest
- 2026-10-17 Analysis-Trump-Zelenskiy rift threatens vital support for Kyiv
- 2026-10-17 Russia says it struck Ukrainian steel plants and power infrastructure
- 2026-10-17 Trump's Russia diesel deal may offer Putin more than money — and spell trouble for Ukraine
- 2026-10-17 Houthis encircle new target in conflict with Saudi-backed forces
- 2026-10-17 Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law
- 2026-10-17 Trump waives many Russia-related sanctions, tariffs before they were to take effect under new law
- 2026-10-17 Brent crude hits $110 for first time since May; U.S. WTI tops $100
- 2026-10-16 Iran war: Missiles target Saudi oil hub as Yemen conflict escalatescritical
- 2026-10-16 Oil hits five-month high of $110 on new escalation in Middle East
- 2026-10-16 Ukraine’s Zelenskiy blasts US-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process
- 2026-10-16 Israeli settlers attack Palestinians carrying out olive harvest in West Bank
- 2026-10-16 Brent oil touches $110 as Iran escalates Hormuz attacks, Ukraine vows to hit Russian refineries
- 2026-10-16 Norway's Untapped Oil and Gas Frontier Is Drawing Renewed Interest
- 2026-10-16 In Yemen’s besieged Taiz, families take shelter as Houthis close in
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