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Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as renewed demand concerns in China<\/strong> weighed on sentiment, while investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s final policy decision of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The decline followed disappointing Chinese consumer spending data<\/strong> released on Monday, which overshadowed stronger-than-expected industrial output<\/strong> figures. Analysts, including IG market\u2019s Tony Sycamore<\/strong>, noted that oil prices also faced profit-taking after a 6% rally last week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Concerns over China\u2019s slowing economic growth<\/strong>\u2014a key driver of global oil demand\u2014have intensified, particularly as the country\u2019s recovery remains uneven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Markets are now focused on the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy meeting<\/strong>, which concludes on Wednesday. The central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points<\/strong>, but investors are keenly awaiting the Fed\u2019s outlook for 2025 and 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lower interest rates typically boost economic growth and oil demand<\/strong> by making borrowing cheaper. However, uncertainty remains over inflationary pressures under the incoming Trump administration<\/strong>, which could prompt a more cautious easing approach from the Fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While OPEC+ has maintained production cuts to support prices, the outlook for 2024 is clouded by rising supplies from non-OPEC+ producers<\/strong>, including the U.S. and Brazil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The International Energy Agency (IEA)<\/strong> projected in its latest report that a supply overhang<\/strong> of 950,000 barrels per day (bpd)<\/strong>\u2014equivalent to nearly 1% of global supply<\/strong>\u2014is expected next year, further pressuring prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday, the European Commission<\/strong> introduced its 15th sanctions package<\/strong> against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Key measures include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Western nations will begin document checks<\/strong> on these vessels in critical maritime regions, such as the English Channel<\/strong>, Danish Straits<\/strong>, and the Gulf of Finland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, analysts, including Pham from LSEG<\/strong>, argue that the new sanctions are unlikely to cause major disruptions<\/strong>. Most Russian oil exports now avoid Western services, minimizing the impact on flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With mixed signals from demand, production, and policy fronts, oil prices are likely to remain rangebound<\/strong> in the near term, with market sentiment heavily influenced by the Fed\u2019s guidance<\/strong> this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as renewed demand concerns in China weighed on sentiment, while investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s final policy decision of the year. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 11 cents to $70.60 a barrel (as of 0802 GMT). Brent crude futures slipped 2 cents …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":108378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,37,36],"tags":[6846,8137],"class_list":["post-109531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates","tag-oil","tag-oil-demand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109532,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109531\/revisions\/109532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
China\u2019s Economic Data Dampens Sentiment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Fed Decision and its Implications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
OPEC+ Cuts Offset by Rising Non-OPEC Supplies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
EU Sanctions on Russia\u2019s Shadow Fleet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Oil Market Outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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