Oil falls on demand recovery and surging Covid-19 numbers
The two benchmark crudes fell 1% after Opec+ agreed to trim record supply cuts by a further 2-million bpd from August
17 July 2020 - 11:25
London — Oil prices slipped on Friday amid growing uncertainty about the global recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus cases surged in several countries, while major producers were set to ease output curbs.
Brent crude futures fell 26c to $43.11 a barrel by 8.22am GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 23c to $40.52...
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