Oil has steepest weekly fall in four years on virus fears
Brent crude is set for its sixth straight losing session, and WTI for its worst weekly fall since 2008
28 February 2020 - 13:53
London — Oil prices slumped to their lowest in more than a year on Friday and were set for their steepest weekly fall in four years as the global spread of the coronavirus stokes demand fears.
Investors are increasingly worried about an economic slowdown weighing on oil demand as the virus spreads beyond its epicentre in China to more than 40 other countries...
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