Oil slides on growth and demand fears
Brent crude was down 18c on Friday morning and heading for first loss in five weeks
13 September 2019 - 08:09
Tokyo — Oil futures fell on Friday as concerns about global growth and slowing demand lingered despite hints of progress on US-China trade talks, setting up prices for weekly losses after days of swinging back and forth.
Brent crude was down 18c, or 0.3%, at $60.20 a barrel by 4.42am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was off by 14c, or 0.3%, at $54.95...
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