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WTI crude prices have retraced a substantial amount of their post-war surge, but current futures prices don’t anticipate a return to pre-war levels until at least the middle of next year.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Following Friday’s bounce, stocks are set to open lower while oil prices have retraced some of their losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It isn’t just U.S. stocks that have retraced their postconflict moves; the dollar has also erased most of its gains since the fighting began.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Yet another future president might have retraced a path toward more balanced economic or security policies once the disadvantages of trade wars or diplomatic and military isolation became obvious.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

It would have been a relief to him to have retreated from so fair a scene, and to have retraced his steps, but he was not his own master, and was hurried on.

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry