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Crude In Narrow Ranges As Waits For OPEC+ Decision

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Crude has been trading in a narrow range during the APAC session ahead of today’s OPEC+ meeting. It is being held online and so there is still the possibility that it could be delayed again if the group is still divided over output cuts. Existing cuts are expected to be extended into 2024 but there is a lot of uncertainty over whether they will be deeper in response to recent price weakness, if they don’t then crude is likely to fall sharply. Oil prices are down moderately as is the USD index.

  • Brent is down 0.2% to $82.71/bbl, off the intraday high of $82.93 and the earlier low of $82.39. WTI is 0.1% lower at $77.78/bbl after a high of $77.96 and low of $77.46.
  • Bloomberg is reporting that Saudi Arabia wants other OPEC members to reduce output as it has done. There is a disagreement over quotas for Nigeria and Angola, they have been underproducing for some time. The WSJ reported that delegates told it that OPEC+ is considering deepening its output cuts by up to 1mbd. Non-OPEC output has been rising, especially in the US.
  • Later the Fed’s Williams speaks on innovations in central banking and there are US jobless claims, October income/spending & deflators, and MNI November Chicago PMI. Also ECB President Lagarde speaks and euro area preliminary CPI data are released. Canadian Q3 GDP prints.

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