barrel
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In more severe scenarios, with the oil price averaging $110 a barrel and $125 next year, and energy prices and interest rates continuing to rise, a global recession would be a "close call".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
BP noted in its statement that Brent crude averaged $81.13 a barrel in the first quarter compared with $63.73 in the previous quarter.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
—In early European trading, Brent crude slipped 0.5% to $98.87 a barrel, while WTI was down 1.5% to $97.56 a barrel, though a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz keeps crude elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Prices jumped eight percent to above $100 a barrel Monday in early Asian trading -- just hours after the blockade was announced.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“They’re the last in the barrel, so don’t ask for more, and don’t wake me in the night.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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