
Crude fluctuates amid soft European economic data
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Oil swung between gains and losses after European economic data missed estimates, fanning concerns of an economic slowdown.
Global benchmark Brent fell as much as 0.6 per cent, to trade near US$103 a barrel, almost US$2 below its high for the day. Germany’s economy is shrinking for the first time this year as inflation squeezes business and the war in Ukraine hits confidence. The dollar also climbed after the figures making commodities priced in the currency less attractive.
Traders are monitoring the impact of disruption along the Keystone pipeline. TC Energy has reduced operating rates on a segment running from Canada’s oil sands to the hub at Cushing, Oklahoma, by about 15 per cent following a power-supply glitch. Cushing is the delivery point for WTI futures.

Oil prices rise and stocks fall as war with Iran still advances despite Trump’s talk of negotiations
U.S. markets ticked slightly lower and oil prices rose early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East continued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had made progress in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days.











