Singapore (AFP)—Oil prices recovered in Asia on Monday after a steep fall in the previous session, with US crude back above $30 a barrel as traders mulled the impact of a potential freeze by key producers. Oil spiked sharply last week after major exporters held talks on a potential agreement to reduce a global supply glut that has dragged prices to their lowest levels in nearly 13 years this month. Saudi Arabia and Russia, […]
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US crude rebounds in Asia but supply glut worries weigh
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices rebounded on bargain-buying in Asia Wednesday after the previous day’s plunge but analysts warned any gains would be limited as the global glut that has hammered markets showed no sign of letting up. Investors are also nervously awaiting the release later in the day of a report on US stockpiles that is forecast to show a further increase in inventories. At around 0300 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]





