
Il Wti scende dello 0,6% a 90,16 dollari al barile, il Brent si avvicina a 97 dollari (-1,2%)
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Il petrolio apre la settimana proseguendo il calo di venerdì, il maggior declino dal 2020. I mercati guardano alle speranze della fine del conflitto con l'Iran dopo le elezioni di Midterm negli Stati Uniti.
Il petrolio apre la settimana proseguendo il calo di venerdì, il maggior declino dal 2020. I mercati guardano alle speranze della fine del conflitto con l'Iran dopo le elezioni di Midterm negli Stati Uniti. Il Wti scende dello 0,6% a 90,16 dollari al barile mentre il Brent siavvicina alla soglia dei 97 dollari (-1,2%)

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