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Gold and oil rebound, bitcoin above $20,000

Oil pares losses ahead of next week's OPEC+ meeting Oil prices are recovering following the sell-off over the last couple of sessions. The prospect of a deeper economic slowdown, perhaps even global recession, has naturally turned traders more bearish on the price of oil as demand would naturally slump in those circumstances relative to prior expectations. Of course, there is another side to that equation, supply.

27-09-2022 06:43 GMT by Craig Erlam

Oil and gold slide, bitcoin resilient

Oil slips further amid economic concerns Economic woes continue to weigh on oil prices, with Brent and WTI off around 1% again today and trading at pre-invasion levels. With more and more central banks being forced to take extraordinary measures no matter the cost to the economy, demand is going to take a hit which could help rebalance the oil market. Of course, OPEC+ has made its position on this perfectly clear and should it wait until the next scheduled meeting on 5 October, I expect there'

26-09-2022 12:16 GMT by Craig Erlam