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Oil Prices Consolidate on Mixed Market Signals

Oil prices consolidated after rising, driven by reports of falling U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories. However, optimism for the latest Chinese economic stimulus faded, which capped further gains. The market received initial support from the announcement from China on aggressive fiscal measures, including interest rate cuts, aimed at spurring its sluggish economy as the world’s largest crude importer. Still, analysts caution that more is needed to significantly boost confidence. Meanwhile, U.S. oil stockpiles continue to drop. The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that U.S. crude stocks fell, gasoline inventories dropped, and distillate stocks shrunk. Read more to find out why oil prices are on mixed signals.

why oil prices on mixed signals

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Publication date:

2024-09-28 08:10:27 (GMT)

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