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Oil falls as US data spells later not sooner rate cuts- oil and gas 360

Oil falls as US data spells later not sooner rate cuts

Yahoo Finance LONDON-Oil prices dipped about 2% on Friday after strong U.S. jobs data diminished the odds of interest rate cuts in the short term, setting up both benchmarks for a weekly loss given China’s faltering economy and persistent geopolitical tensions. Brent crude futures were down $1.40, or 1.8%, at $77.30 a barrel by 1453 GMT and U.S. West Texas

Oil Eases as Fed’s Jackson Hole Meeting Gets Underway

From Reuters Oil prices weakened on Thursday on worries about the global economy and as equity markets were on edge over the uncertain outlook for U.S. interest rate cuts. Traders are awaiting a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that could indicate whether the U.S. central bank will continue to cut interest rates.

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Oil Slumps 7% as Trump Announces Additional Tariffs on Chinese Imports

From Reuters Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark posting its worst day in more than four years, after President Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs Chinese imports starting Sept. 1. The drop in Brent crude was the steepest in more than three years, undoing a fragile oil rally built on steady drawdowns