Oil prices hit two year high after Saudi purge

Rising prices could hit British drivers and intensify inflation threat facing UK

the price of oil has not been this high since July 2015
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The price of oil hit its highest level in more than two years yesterday as investors reacted to Saudi Arabia’s latest anti-corruption crackdown, which targeted some of the kingdom’s richest businessmen.

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