Oil: Brent at nearly 85 USD
Oil prices started the week lower on Monday March 6, with investors becoming more skeptical of a strong economic recovery in China after the country’s growth forecast was weaker than expected.
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| A barrel of Brent North Sea oil for April delivery fell 1.21% to $83.05. |
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In the morning, a barrel of Brent from the North Sea for delivery in May lost 1.17%, to 84.83 USD. The barrel of American West Texas Intermediate (WTI), for delivery in April, yielded 1.19%, to 78.73 USD.
China will aim for economic growth “about 5%” in 2023, according to a government work report published Sunday, March 4 at the opening of the annual session of the Chinese Parliament.
Brent thus climbed by more than 3% last week, and the American WTI by more than 4%. “However, given the sharp rises in global GDP growth forecasts and the rebound from China’s reopening, oil prices are on the rise.” and should “stay high”, according to an analyst.
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