retreated

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Benchmark oil prices retreated to $78 a barrel, but high energy costs will continue to affect food and electricity bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Oil prices retreated in Asia on Thursday afternoon as traders bet on a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments are typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Since the war erupted, "upward pressure on the Swiss franc initially increased", Schlegel said, as investors sought safety, but has since retreated slightly.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

It wasn’t just that he retreated repeatedly to the vague phrase “price stability.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Beneath him, the ground swelled and retreated, like ocean waves.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret