WTI drifts higher to near $89.00 amid Lebanon-Israel ceasefire strains

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $89.00 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The WTI price edges higher after reports that Lebanon's army accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire.  WTI price gains momentum to near $89.00 in Friday’s Asian session. Lebanon's army accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, hours after a 10-day truce between… West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $89.00 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The WTI price edges higher after reports that Lebanon's army accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire.  WTI price gains momentum to near $89.00 in Friday’s Asian session. Lebanon's army accused Israel of violating the ceasefire, hours after a 10-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah began. Traders will closely monitor another round of US-Iran talks that could take place this weekend.West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $89.00 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The WTI price edges higher after reports that Lebanon's army accuses… For traders, this matters because commodity headlines often feed directly into inflation expectations, sector rotation and currency pricing. Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.