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MONDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2023
Oil steady amid optimism US-China close to signing trade deal

Global Economy

Reuters
23 December, 2019, 09:20 am
Last modified: 23 December, 2019, 09:24 am

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Oil steady amid optimism US-China close to signing trade deal

Drillers added 18 oil rigs in the week to December 20, bringing the total to 685, the most since November

Reuters
23 December, 2019, 09:20 am
Last modified: 23 December, 2019, 09:24 am
Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, US February 11, 2019. Reuters/Nick Oxford
Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, US February 11, 2019. Reuters/Nick Oxford

Oil prices were mostly steady on Monday after three weeks of gains amid optimism the United States and China were close to signing a trade deal to end a tariff war, with President Donald Trump saying an agreement would be signed "very shortly".

Brent crude LCOc1 was down 4 cents at $66.10 a barrel by 0100 GMT. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 was also down 4 cents at $60.40 a barrel.

A so-called phase one deal was announced earlier in December as part of a bid to end the months-long tit-for-tat trade war between the world's two largest economies, which has sent shockwaves through markets and roiled global growth.

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The United States is to agree to reduce some tariffs in return for a big increase in purchases by Chinese importers of American farm products, according to the deal that is due to be signed in January.

"We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade deal and we will be signing it very shortly," Trump said at a Turning Point USA event in Florida on Saturday.

The easing of tensions has improved business confidence and boosted the outlook for economic growth and energy demand.

"Oil prices will continue to benefit from the positive developments in the US-China trade," said Stephen Innes, chief Asia market strategist at AxiTrader.

"With a more constructive global macro outlook than at any time in the last year, oil is well-supported by both fundamental factors and sentiment now," he said.

US drillers may be anticipating higher prices as well and last week increased the number of their oil rigs by the most in a week since February 2018.

Drillers added 18 oil rigs in the week to December 20, bringing the total to 685, the most since November, Baker Hughes, an energy services company, said in its weekly report. 

US economic growth nudged up in the third quarter, latest data shows, and the economy appears to have maintained the moderate pace of expansion as the year ended, supported by a strong labor market.

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