Brent crude touches $100 for the first time since 2014 as Russia launches attack on Ukraine
were up 4.69% at $101.93 per barrel, crossing the $100 level for the first time since 2014.
Natural gas prices jumped 4.7%. Spot gold, traditionally seen as a safe-haven asset, rose 1.82% and last traded at $1,942.26.The United Nations Security Council met in New York late Wednesday as representatives from member states pleaded with Putin not to attack Ukraine. Putin warned other countries that there would be "consequences they have never seen," if there's an attempt to interfere with Russia's action, Reuters reported.
Goldman Sachs said in a Wednesday report that the impact on energy prices should be limited. "While Europe imports a large share of its natural gas consumption from Russia, the US is a net exporter of natural gas and any spillover effects on US gas prices should be modest, analysts at the Wall Street bank said.
"Our commodities strategists also expect only a modest impact on oil prices, though they see the risks as skewed to the upside because the oil market is already tight."
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