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Oil Prices Weighed Down By Covid Restrictions In China

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Oil prices are down again today, as news of new Covid restrictions in China boosted the USD and reinforced Friday’s crude demand concerns. WTI and Brent are currently down around 1% from the NY close after ending last week sharply lower.

  • Oil prices remain in narrow ranges. WTI crude is off of its intraday low of $79.18 and trading under $80/bbl at $79.20 after reaching a high of $80.30 earlier. Brent is also off its low of $86.40 at around $86.75. It reached a high of almost $88 earlier in the session.
  • Winter oil demand has so far been declining, despite the impending European sanctions against Russian oil. (ANZ)
  • Goldman Sachs also reduced its oil price forecasts for Q4 by $10/bbl, now expecting Brent to rise to only $100. The revision was principally due to the prospect of further Covid restrictions in China.
  • The only events of note tonight are BoE’s Cunliffe speech and the Chicago Fed’s November National Activity Index.
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