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Brent rebounds as Goldman prices ceasefire risk

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Key takeaway

Markets repriced ceasefire from relief to scepticism in 24 hours

Brent crude rose 2.8% to $97.42 per barrel on 9 April 1, recovering from the $92.21 crash that accompanied the ceasefire announcement . The rebound tracks the violations: each broken promise reprices the structural Hormuz premium markets had briefly retired.

Goldman Sachs cut its Q2 forecast from $99 to $90 on the assumption the ceasefire holds, but flagged $100+ if Hormuz remains restricted for another month and $115 if the ceasefire fails with two-million-barrel-per-day losses 2. The $25 spread between Goldman's floor and ceiling is the market's ceasefire confidence interval. Brent was at $67 before the first strikes; at $97, the price still carries a 45% war premium even after the crash.

Deep Analysis

In plain English

Oil bounced back nearly 3% as ceasefire violations mounted. Goldman Sachs says oil could be anywhere from $90 to $115 depending on whether the ceasefire holds. The $25 gap is Wall Street's way of saying nobody knows if this ceasefire will last. Petrol prices remain far above pre-war levels.

Deep Analysis
Root Causes

The oil market is pricing two simultaneous uncertainties: whether the ceasefire holds, and whether Hormuz actually reopens. The mine charts separate these two questions for the first time.

Sources:CNBC / Reuters·CNBC / Reuters·Goldman Sachs
Mentions:Iraq →Goldman Sachs →war premium →Iran →Prima →Brent Crude →Gulf War →
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Update #63 · Ceasefire redistributes the war, not ends it

CNBC / Reuters· 9 Apr 2026
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Causes and effects
This Event
Brent rebounds as Goldman prices ceasefire risk
The $25 spread between Goldman's floor and ceiling is the market's ceasefire confidence interval. Oil at $97 retains a 45% war premium.
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Seven Ships Cross Hormuz, No Oil Tankers
Oil markets repriced on ceasefire announcement (ID:2124); Goldman's $82-$120 Brent scenarios on Day 3 represent the market's updated pricing of persistent Hormuz restriction.
Occurred 10 Apr 2026
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