Despite a minor decline on Friday, oil prices saw a weekly increase as Middle East tensions and interruptions to oil production outweighed worries about the Chinese and worldwide economies. A barrel of Brent futures ended the day 54 cents lower at $78.56. West Texas Intermediate oil dropped 67 cents to …
Read More »WTI losses extend below $86 on Chinese demand-linked concerns
Oil prices have declined for the third consecutive day, to reach levels near $86. Concerns about a decline on demand from China are weighing on prices. US crude stockpiles increased above expectations last week.Front-month WTI crude futures are depreciating for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. Concerns about a potential …
Read More »Renewed Demand Concerns Still Dragging Oil Lower
WTI crude oil price is down for the second successive day. At the time of writing, the American crude is trading between $90.35 and $90.45 per barrel.Earlier on the day, crude price probed below $90 per barrel. Observers and economists cite pressures by accelerating concerns about the global economy’s slowdown, …
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