Investment bank Morgan Stanley has again cut its forecast price for a barrel of oil, expecting the international benchmark to average US$ 75 a barrel in the last quarter of the year. This is because analysts at Morgan Stanley see rising headwinds on the demand side, which has been their key reason for cutting their Q4 oil price forecast. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesOil, is the lifeblood of our modern lifestyle. At $70 a barrel this is the bargain of a lifetime!!
Sep 10th, 2024 - 03:39 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Production cuts will not be popular with OPEC members, but they may have no choice.
Sep 11th, 2024 - 01:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lower prices will particularly impact Venezuela and Russia and to a slightly lesser extent Iran, all countries desperate for money.
Venezuela being essentially bankrupt with Russia and Iran having wars to fund.
Good for China though, a lower imported oil bill and increased exports of dual use components to place like Russia and Iran.
Lower price hurts the largest oil producing nations. US first. Russia second. Deep OPEC cuts should help.
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