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DAILY BRIEFING: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,132026

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Oil prices are sharply higher today, with Brent crude breaking above $100 per barrel for the first time since July and WTI trading above $96. Rigzone reports the move is driven by fresh Middle East strikes heightening concerns about global supply disruptions. HSBC analysts have significantly raised their oil price forecasts, increasing their 2026 forecast by $10 per barrel and their 2027 forecast by $20 per barrel.

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