Oil
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Crude oil; the world's most-traded commodity, setting the base cost of fuel, transport, and industry.
Coverage of Oil is rising : 390 signals on the latest tracked day, up 20% from its three-week baseline of 325, across 72 domains (up from 12 a week ago).
If Oil matters to your work, coverage is climbing off its baseline — worth a closer-than-usual look this week.
What’s changed
6 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- Why $100 Oil Is Hard to Kill · Oil Price · 2026-10-07 · usually covers Energy
- Watchdog begins deliberations on oil refiners over alleged price rigging · Korea Times · 2026-10-07 · usually covers South Korea
- The Commodities Feed: Oil stuck between improving supply and Persian Gulf risks · ING Think · 2026-10-07 · usually covers Retail
- South Korea’s Kospi drags Asian stocks lower after Wall Street rally, oil gains · The Business Times · 2026-10-07 · usually covers Japan
- Seoul shares open lower despite falling oil prices, bond yields · Korea Times · 2026-10-07 · usually covers South Korea
- Oil News: WTI and Brent Bounce as Thin Inventories Limit Release Impact · FXEmpire · 2026-10-07 · usually covers Energy
What the reporting says
Across 7,016 tracked stories from 477 outlets, reporting on Oil most often describes military action (509), public statements (446), meetings or visits (240), sanctions or trade (200), economic releases (163), price levels (157).
It shows up alongside Trump (2040 — sanctions or trade ×8, meetings or visits ×7, ceasefire or deal ×2), United States (1581), Inflation (1428 — meetings or visits ×2), Iran (3067 — meetings or visits ×19, sanctions or trade ×11, ceasefire or deal ×2), China (1413 — meetings or visits ×4, sanctions or trade ×4), Russia (1298 — sanctions or trade ×24, meetings or visits ×4), AI (1182 — meetings or visits ×2), Hormuz (2028 — meetings or visits ×3).
Two steps out: Middle East (through Iran, 2265 shared stories on the weaker link); Israel (through Iran, 2209 shared stories on the weaker link); President Donald Trump (through Trump, 2040 shared stories on the weaker link); White House (through Trump, 1894 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Sep 26, with coverage on 88 separate days — concentrated in Auto.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Will Crude Oil reach a new all-time high by December 31?” fell 2 points between Aug 23 and Oct 7, from 12% to 10%.