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Oil falls below US$80 per barrel on demand concerns
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September 24, 2011, Saturday
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OIL fell for a third straight day yesterday on worries that the global economy is headed for recession and could cut demand for crude.
Economies around the world are at risk of stalling, and that has punished prices of stocks and commodities. US political leaders are in a standoff that could force the government to shut down, a manufacturing survey suggested a slowdown in China, and Europe hasn't solved its banking crisis.
Moody's downgraded eight Greek banks, because of the country's deteriorating economy. The concern is that a Greek default could hurt other nations in Europe and beyond.
When the economy slows, do does demand for oil.
"People are just afraid that demand is going to be affected in a negative way and that's pulling prices back down," said Tom Bentz, an analyst at BNP Paribas Commodity Futures.
After a broad decline the day before, stock markets yesterday wavered between small gains and losses, while many commodities - including gold - continued to drop.
A day after it plunged more than 6 percent, Benchmark US oil fell 66 cents to finish at US$79.85 per barrel. The price of oil still is almost US$5 a barrel more than a year ago. Analysts expect it to stay between US$75 and US$90 per barrel until there is a better picture of what's ahead for the global economy.
US benchmark oil hit US$113.93 a barrel on April 29. But high unemployment in the US - the world's biggest oil consumer - and signs of a slowing economy in China - the second largest oil consumer - pulled crude down.
Brent crude, which is used to price many kinds of oil produced overseas, fell US$1.52 to end at US$103.97 per barrel.
In other energy trading, heating oil fell 5.2 cents to finish at US$2.8059 per gallon, gasoline futures dropped 1.93 cents to finish at US$2.5244 per gallon and natural gas fell less than a cent to end the day at US$3.701 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Economies around the world are at risk of stalling, and that has punished prices of stocks and commodities. US political leaders are in a standoff that could force the government to shut down, a manufacturing survey suggested a slowdown in China, and Europe hasn't solved its banking crisis.
Moody's downgraded eight Greek banks, because of the country's deteriorating economy. The concern is that a Greek default could hurt other nations in Europe and beyond.
When the economy slows, do does demand for oil.
"People are just afraid that demand is going to be affected in a negative way and that's pulling prices back down," said Tom Bentz, an analyst at BNP Paribas Commodity Futures.
After a broad decline the day before, stock markets yesterday wavered between small gains and losses, while many commodities - including gold - continued to drop.
A day after it plunged more than 6 percent, Benchmark US oil fell 66 cents to finish at US$79.85 per barrel. The price of oil still is almost US$5 a barrel more than a year ago. Analysts expect it to stay between US$75 and US$90 per barrel until there is a better picture of what's ahead for the global economy.
US benchmark oil hit US$113.93 a barrel on April 29. But high unemployment in the US - the world's biggest oil consumer - and signs of a slowing economy in China - the second largest oil consumer - pulled crude down.
Brent crude, which is used to price many kinds of oil produced overseas, fell US$1.52 to end at US$103.97 per barrel.
In other energy trading, heating oil fell 5.2 cents to finish at US$2.8059 per gallon, gasoline futures dropped 1.93 cents to finish at US$2.5244 per gallon and natural gas fell less than a cent to end the day at US$3.701 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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