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Oil Prices Edge Higher on Signs of Slowing U.S. Covid Cases


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By Alex Longley

(Bloomberg) Oil edged higher as markets in Europe and Asia advanced on signs that the surge in coronavirus cases in the southern U.S. is slowing.

Futures in London topped $45 a barrel, heading for their strongest close in five months. The number of Americans hospitalized due to Covid-19 fell below 50,000 for the first time in a month as a spike in the Sun Belt eased. That helped Asian stocks climb the most in a week, while those in Europe also rallied.

Weakness in the dollar has also been aiding oil in recent weeks and there could be further currency-related gains if stimulus negotiations in the U.S. — which remain deadlocked — bear fruit.

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Brent crude trades above $45 on Tuesday, hasn't closed above there since March

Crude has been largely stuck in a range since early June and has struggled to break far beyond $45 in London. With OPEC+ returning barrels and uncertainty over the path of demand recovery in the coming months as the coronavirus continues to spread, trading volumes have largely dried up in recent weeks.

“A deal on the support package is not a foregone conclusion but if a mutually acceptable accord is struck, stocks and oil will get a short-term boost,” said PVM Oil Associates analyst Tamas Varga. “A close eye needs to be kept on the dollar.”

Prices
  • WTI for September delivery rose 1.4% to $42.53 a barrel as of 9:57 a.m. in London
    • It’s trading near it’s close of $42.19 on Aug. 5, which was the highest in five months
  • Brent for October settlement added 1% to $45.46

Analysts are forecasting a third straight drop in American crude stockpiles, when government data is released Wednesday. The coming days will also see the release of monthly reports from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the International Energy Agency and the U.S. Energy Information Administration, giving clues about the relative health of supply and demand over the second half of the year.

More oil-market news
  • Surging diesel prices may be squeezing farmers across India’s vast hinterlands, but they’re also kindling the nation’s knack for improvisation.
  • U.S. shale producers are at a crossroads as they find themselves more efficient than ever. They can keep drilling, and potentially dent oil prices, or use the money to pay down debt.


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