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Crude Sliding During US Hours

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Crude Prices have dipped during US trading, as concerns on demand uncertainty continue to weigh on prices Meanwhile, the impact from geopolitical risk of Israel’s ground invasion into Gaza is continuing to ebb.

  • WTI DEC 23 down -1.3% at 81.23$/bbl
  • WTI DEC 23-JAN 24 down -0.12$/bbl at 0.51$/bbl
  • The demand outlook is being hampered by disappointing China Manufacturing PMI data and with concern for future potential US rate hikes next year ahead of the Fed meeting tomorrow.
  • China's official purchasing managers' index missed a forecast and dipped back below the 50-point level separating contraction from expansion.
  • OPEC oil output rose for the third straight months in October, according to a Reuters survey Oct. 31. OPEC pumped 27.9m b/d in October, the survey found, up 180k b/d in September.
  • Russia’s crude oil flows have climbed for the third consecutive week and are above the targets in their agreement with Saudi Arabia, according to Bloomberg.

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