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Macquarie Slashes Brent Forecast, Sees Rapid Recovery of Flows
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Commodities Macquarie Slashes Brent Forecast, Sees Rapid Recovery of Flows Macquarie Group Ltd. slashed its projected oil prices for 2026 and 2027 in anticipation of a rapid return to normal flows of oil leaving the Middle East. With oil again leaving the Persian Gulf after the interim peace deal between the US and Iran, the bank sees Brent crude oil prices, the international benchmark, averaging $77 a barrel in 2026. That’s down from its last projection of $89 a barrel.
Commodities
Macquarie Slashes Brent Forecast, Sees Rapid Recovery of Flows
Macquarie Group Ltd. slashed its projected oil prices for 2026 and 2027 in anticipation of a rapid return to normal flows of oil leaving the Middle East.
With oil again leaving the Persian Gulf after the interim peace deal between the US and Iran, the bank sees Brent crude oil prices, the international benchmark, averaging $77 a barrel in 2026. That’s down from its last projection of $89 a barrel. It also cut its 2027 average Brent price outlook to $64 a barrel from $74 a barrel.