Oil prices surge 5% as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions

Oil prices surge 5% as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions

Oil prices jumped more than five percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The international benchmark contract, Brent North Sea crude, jumped 5.4 percent while West Texas Intermediate was up 5.7 percent. Trump on Wednesday announced new sanctions … Read more