Framing Analysis
Saudi Aramco reduced the official selling price of Arab Light crude for Asian buyers by $11 per barrel for August deliveries, the largest such cut in over two decades, resulting in a $1.50 discount to the regional benchmark. Analysts had expected an $8-per-barrel reduction. Brent crude has traded near $72 amid the Israel-Iran conflict, during which Aramco rerouted shipments from Yanbu.