Oil prices held steady near seven-month highs on Tuesday ahead of a fresh round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks later in the week.
Benchmark Brent crude futures edged up by 0.2 percent to $71.26 a barrel while WTI crude futures were up 0.2 percent at $66.47.
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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.