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Goldman Cuts Oil 2015 Forecast to $75

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Goldman Sachs has slashed its 2015 oil price forecasts, making it the most bearish among major financial institutions, following a near 25 percent fall in crude prices over the past five months.

The U.S. investment bank said rising output will outstrip demand—with its forecast weighing further on benchmark Brent crude prices—as forecasters generally pare back estimates for oil due to global growth, a strengthening dollar and ample supplies.

Goldman analysts said in a report released late on Sunday that it expects U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude to fall to $75 a barrel and Brent to $85 a barrel in the first quarter of 2015, both down $15 a barrel from its previous forecast.

WTI could fall as low as $70 in the second quarter and Brent as low as $80, when oversupply would be the most pronounced, before returning to first-quarter levels, Goldman said.

via CNBC

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