Oil Prices Rise Over 3% at Week's End, Up About 10% for the Week
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Oil prices surged more than three percent at the end of the week, posting gains of approximately ten percent over the entire week. The significant price increases were largely driven by statements from US President-elect Donald Trump and Iran's Foreign Minister. Trump's comments and the Iranian official's remarks heightened market concerns about potential disruptions to global oil supplies, pushing crude prices sharply higher as traders responded to escalating geopolitical tensions in key oil-producing regions.