Oil prices higher on Fed comments on inflation, Middle East tensions
时间:2024-06-26 08:03:49 阅读(143)
Oil prices edged higher on Friday after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting suggested inflation was under control and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to prevent escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Brent crude futures were up 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $77.96 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 50 cents, or 0.7%, to $72.69 at 0229 GMT.
While the minutes of the Fed meeting did not provide direct clues about when interest rate cuts might commence, the discussions signalled a growing sense that inflation is under control and rising concern about the risks that an “overly restrictive” monetary policy may hold for the economy.
Lower interest rates reduce consumer borrowing costs, which can boost economic growth and demand for oil. Also adding to supply concerns were developments in the Middle East, where Israeli forces are planning a more targeted approach in the north and further pursuit of Hamas leaders in the south, its defence minister said on Thursday.
Aiming to help prevent the conflict from expanding, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken was set to travel on Thursday to the Middle East for a week of diplomacy, the State Department said.
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