Weak data from China and speculation over OPEC's next move push oil prices lower
Media reports surfaced pointing to misunderstanding within OPEC+ cartel. More precisely, misunderstandings between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Nevertheless, in spite of a current drop in crude prices, it is becoming more and more likely that OPEC+ will decide to keep output unchanged at a meeting next week with Russia opposing another output cut strongly.
Apart from that, Chinese PMIs for May released earlier today highlight that the economic rebound following post-pandemic reopening in the country has been slow. Manufacturing PMI even dropped deeper below 50 threshold, which signal recession within the sector.
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Brent (OIL) is dropping over 3% on the day and is trading at the lowest level in over 2 months! Source: xStation5
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