LONDON: Oil prices fell by 2 percent on Tuesday, weighed down by rising OPEC and Russian oil output as well as the protracted US-China trade dispute that has dragged on the global economy. US crude was down $1.26 at $53.84 a barrel while Brent crude was down 96 cents at $57.70 in
afternoon trade.
The US this week imposed 15 percent tariffs on Chinese goods and China began to impose new duties on a $75 billion target list in a trade war that has rumbled on for more than a year. Though the trade conflict has intensified, US President Donald Trump said both sides would meet for talks this month.
Meanwhile, South Korea鈥檚 economy expanded less than expected in the second quarter, with exports revised down in the face of the US-China dispute, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
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Russian oil production in August rose to 11.294 million barrels per day (bpd) hitting its highest since March.
A move on Sunday by Argentina to impose capital controls also cast a spotlight on emerging market risks. 鈥淥il will struggle to make substantial headway topside this week with no progress on trade talks or meetings even, soft data from Asia and a possible cracking of OPEC鈥檚 resolve to control production,鈥� said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.
Output OPEC rose in August for the first month this year as higher supply from Iraq and Nigeria outweighed restraint by 抖阴短视频 and losses caused by US sanctions on Iran. Russian oil production in August rose to 11.294 million barrels per day (bpd), topping the rate cap pledged by Moscow in a pact with other producers and hitting its highest since March, data showed on Monday.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 bad for the outlook for global growth is bad for oil at the moment and only big draws in inventories can delay that drift lower,鈥� said Greg McKenna, strategist at McKenna Macro.