Oil prices held steady on Thursday amid simmering tensions between the United States and Iran.
WTI crude futures were little changed at $64.65 after rising over 1 percent in the previous session on heightened Middle East tensions. Benchmark Brent crude futures slid 0.1 percent to $69.35 a barrel.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.