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Oil whips around, gold steady above USD 1800

Oil goes on wild ride Energy traders knew today was going to be a wild ride with another OPEC+ meeting, the weekly EIA crude oil inventory report, and as Ukraine-Russia tensions intensified. OPEC+ meetings are a big wildcard, with some meetings getting dragged out for days, while others end very quickly.

02-02-2022 13:28 GMT by Edward Moya

Oil remains supported, gold edges higher

Talk of triple-digit oil not going away soon Oil prices are a little flat on Wednesday after OPEC+ backed plans to boost output by 400,000 barrels again in March, following some rumours that the group could increase its commitment in the face of strong demand and high prices. While that may have been welcomed by leaders in consuming countries that are facing a cost of living crisis, it may have made little actual difference as the group is failing to hit its current targets. We could have seen

02-02-2022 12:46 GMT by Craig Erlam