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Commodity carnage!

See our poll of industry contacts on the commodity markets! Brent broke new highs but retraced in a global commodity downturn!
Published: January 29, 2026
Written by:
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, Flux
Will Cunliffe
,
Edward Hayden-Briffett

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, Flux
Edward Hayden-Briffett
and
Spyridon Kokas

Spyridon Kokas

Research Analyst, Flux
Spyridon Kokas
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, Flux
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Asia EditionVolume: 3Issue: 20
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See our poll of industry contacts on the commodity markets! Brent broke new highs but retraced in a gl;obal commodity downturn!

Does anyone like the look of a vertical chart? In this case, only if you’re long! Brent flat price spiked. It surged constantly through the session, tearing up towards $72!! Even the April future comfortably cleared the $70 mark. Suddenly, all eyes were on air travel trackers again, looking for clues if an attack was imminent.

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