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Oil Steadies as Demand Worries Weighed Against OPEC+ Output Cuts

6/18/2019

Traders are not giving adequate consideration to upward oil price pressure based on tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, which could cause significant disruption to crude flows. Oil has lost about 20% since late April as growing inventories and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China cloud the demand outlook. WTI Crude is $51.82; Brent is $60.64 this morning.

Source: Bloomberg.com - By: Heesu Lee and Alex Longley - Image: Alex Kraus

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Oil prices fall 1% as economic worries outweigh tanker tensions

6/17/2019

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China’s industrial output growth is falling to the lowest level in 17 years amid trade tensions with the U.S. Oil markets will have to digest more demand concerns as India began retaliatory tariffs on several U.S. goods yesterday. WTI Crude is $51.93; Brent is $61.30 this morning.

Source: Reuters.com - By: Noah Browning - Image: Edgar Su/File Photo

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Gulf on Edge as Conflicting Accounts of Tanker Attacks Swirl

6/14/2019

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Both sides have said they’re not looking for war, but events have taken on a momentum of their own with the U.S. and Iranian forces bolstering their military presence. WTI Crude is $52.12; Brent is $61.39 this morning.