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UPDATE 2-Oil prices drop as trade war worries outweigh supply disruptions
* U.S.-China trade war risks economic slowdown
* Credit risk aversion could curb investment -analysts
* But oil supply remains relatively tight amid disruptions (Adds detail on OPEC cuts in final paragraph, updates prices)
By Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, May - Oil prices fell by around 1% on Wednesday on concerns the Sino-U.S. trade war could trigger a global economic downturn, but relatively tight supply amid OPEC output cuts and political tensions in the Middle East offered some support.Front-month Brent crude futures , the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $69.53 a barrel at 0641 GMT, down 58 cents, or 0.8%, from last session's close.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.46 per barrel, down 70 cents, or 1.2%, from their last settlement.
"Crude oil was weak ... primarily as the bears on demand are winning compared to the bulls on supply," James Mick, managing director and energy portfolio manager with U.S. investment firm Tortoise, said in an investor podcast."Investors are concerned from a macro perspective about worldwide demand, particularly in the face of the growing trade dispute between the U.S. and China," he said.Fawad Razaqzada, analyst at futures brokerage Forex.com, said another concern was that "falls in emerging market currencies (are) making dollar-priced crude oil dearer to purchase in those nations" and that crude prices could pull back.Despite the economic concerns, global oil demand is so far holding up well, likely averaging over 100 million barrels per day (bpd) this year for the first time, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).But analysts are concerned that tightening credit amid the economic slowdown will hamper trading in commodities.
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