Commodity Compass Weekly
Commodity Compass Weekly
Jennifer Pickerel
Commodity Compass - 4/18 - The Week that Was Not
17 minutes Posted Apr 18, 2026 at 4:02 pm.
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If last week was the ceasefire that wasn’t, this week was the reopening that wasn’t. The U.S. Navy opened the week by announcing a blockade of Iranian ports and mine-clearing operations in the Strait. Oil rebounded sharply — Brent pushed back toward $99 — as the Islamabad talks between U.S. and Iranian officials collapsed midweek and the supply disruption narrative hardened.