Oil Jumps 13% By Menzie Chinn of Econbrowser Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin • Mar 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM EST Share: Crude oil prices skyrocketed 13% during the first hour of futures trading amid rising Middle East tensions. Tensions in the Mideast cause a spike. One hour into futures trading:
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