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Oil slides again, gold grooves on

Oil Oil is extending declines on concerns that China’s struggles with COVID are not going away anytime soon and as the global economic worries persist as central banks take rates into very restrictive territory. Crude is not getting extra demand this winter as warm weather spans across the US and Europe. Despite all this oil price weakness, the technicals, specifically driven by the Biden administration's intention to buy up crude at around the $70 level to refill the strategic petroleum r

04-01-2023 13:41 GMT by Edward Moya

Oil takes a hit, gold extends rally

Slide continues amid uncertain China outlook Oil prices have tumbled again today, hit it seems by the uncertain near-term economic prospects for China amid surging Covid cases. While reliable data is seemingly hard to come by, the view appears to be that there'll be significant disruption in the coming months and then a recovery from around the middle of the year which should then boost demand. Brent has now slipped back below $80 a barrel while WTI has fallen below $75, with both now only aroun

04-01-2023 09:10 GMT by Craig Erlam