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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

Oil struggles, gold’s great start

Oil Oil prices are tumbling as risk aversion sends the dollar higher and dampens expectations that the crude demand outlook will improve anytime soon. China’s reopening has too many question marks as hospitals are overwhelmed and medical supplies run low. Crude prices could struggle here as a strong dollar could be here to stay as investors can’t pass up the yield they are getting in fixed income. Manufacturing activity globally mostly appears to be stuck in contraction territory and that mi

03-01-2023 14:58 GMT by Edward Moya