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Oil prices jump 4.48 percent to $105.77 as Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted

May 11, 2026·Economy Middle East

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GCC CONTEXT

Disruptions to Strait of Hormuz transit—a chokepoint through which roughly one-third of global seaborne crude passes—have historically triggered immediate crude price volatility, with regional supply concerns amplifying broader energy market swings that reverberate through GCC fiscal revenues, currency pegs, and downstream petrochemical valuations. The 4.48 percent intraday movement reflects the sensitivity of global benchmarks to perceived supply tightness in a region where crude exports remain the primary driver of government budgets and foreign exchange reserves across the six-member bloc. Such transit disruptions typically correlate with elevated risk premiums in oil markets and can influence GCC central bank liquidity management, corporate earnings forecasts in energy-dependent sector

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