Oil Steadies Near $64 as Market Weighs Demand Against Inflation
May 14 2021, 7:51 AM
May 14 2021, 5:31 AM
May 14 2021, 7:51 AM
(Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied after dropping the most in more than a month on fears accelerating inflation could cause central banks to pull back from accommodative monetary policy.
(Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied after dropping the most in more than a month on fears accelerating inflation could cause central banks to pull back from accommodative monetary policy.
West Texas Intermediate traded near $64 a barrel after slumping 3.4% on Thursday, the most since April 5, amid a broad retreat in commodities that followed a pick-up in consumer-price gains. Prices have dropped 1.9% this week, despite a broadly positive assessment from the International Energy Agency that showed the global glut that built up last year has been cleared.