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geopolitical tensions
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Birol: IEA Concerned About Tensions in Hormuz Strait
EghtesadOnline: The International Energy Agency is "significantly" concerned about geopolitical tensions, including in the Strait of Hormuz, but oil markets are currently well supplied and unlikely to see "huge price increases for now," the head of the agency said Friday.
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Oil dips on OPEC supply rise, but political risk supports
EghtesadOnline: Oil dipped on Wednesday, pulled down by another rise in OPEC supplies despite a pledge to cut production, but geopolitical tensions in the Korean peninsula and the Middle East put a floor under prices.
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Wall Street slips on wiretap accusation, geopolitical worries
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday amid losses across sectors as investors' appetite for risk was curbed by geopolitical tensions in Asia and President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him.
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Russia's sovereign fund head says Trump win will ease geopolitical tensions
EghtesadOnline: Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said on Wednesday he believed Donald Trump's presidential victory would reduce geopolitical confrontations.