
Oil steady as trade hopes, Mideast tensions support, dollar weighs
Reuters NEW YORK – Oil prices were flat on Thursday, supported by signs of improving Washington-Beijing trade relations and rising tensions in the Middle East but pressured by a strong U.S. dollar. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were unchanged at $66.00 a barrel by 1:33 p.m. EST (1833 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was 17 cents lower




