
Oil slips as Shanghai lockdowns potentially curb China’s demand
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Oil edged lower as renewed lockdowns in parts of Shanghai potentially dampen global fuel demand and ease pressure on tight markets.
West Texas Intermediate futures traded just under US$122 a barrel on Thursday, still hovering near a three-month high as low fuel inventories underscore precarious supply balances. Shanghai is reinstating major restrictions on movement to stem the spread of COVID, calling into question the demand recovery in one of the world’s biggest oil-consuming countries. The financial hub lifted a two-month shutdown at the start of June.
“Crude futures are also in an overbought condition and a corrective phase is definitely due,” said Dennis Kissler, senior vice president of trading at BOK Financial “Prices have to take a breather at some time and the new possible COVID issues in China are assisting this morning.”

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.











