The recent steady rise in global oil prices is showing no sign of easing, with the price of Brent Crude climbing another 1 percent in early Asian trading on Wednesday.

Brent crude futures gained $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.65, or 2.1%, to $79.79 a barrel. On Monday, Brent had surged…

Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares declined, dragged lower by losses for artificial-intelligence stocks.