London — Oil prices eased on Thursday but remained close to a one-month high driven by more positive demand forecasts from the International Energy Agency and oil cartel Opec, as major economies recover from the pandemic.

Brent crude was down 25 US cents, or 0.4%, at $66.33 a barrel by 9.45am GMT, after reaching $66.94 earlier, the highest since March 18...

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