Price Oil And goldOne of the perfect active shelters while hiding crisis; Following the bombing of the hospital in Gaza, fears arose among investors that the conflict would spread. At the beginning of the day, the barrel of Brent, which is the reference quality in Europe, settled above 91 dollars and even rose to 92.
A week and a half after the conflict began following Hamas attacks on Israel, Crude oil continues its rise At a time when the US Federal Reserve and especially the European Central Bank (ECB) are beginning to run out policy of increasing interest rates To fight inflation. Gold is hovering around $1,938 per bar. A few days ago it was trading at $1,809.
While the bomb attack in the hospital disturbed the markets, there are concerns that the conflict will spread to the region with the intervention. Iranianis one of the largest oil producers. It is not surprising that the barrel rose above the $90 level. Since the beginning of this month, Brent oil Accumulates a 10% increase. And the same thing happens in this case West TexasReference quality in the USA.
In this context, interest in one of the assets that investors see as value is emerging again. shelter In crisis stages such as gold. The price of the precious metal began to gain value. A 5% increase accumulates over several days.