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Oil rises as slowing U.S. inflation eases recession concerns By Reuters
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IntroductionBy Sonali Paul and Mohi Narayan(Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday as signs of slowing inflatio ...
By Sonali Paul and trfx foreign exchange exchange groupMohi Narayan
(Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday as signs of slowing inflation in the United States eased fears that the world's largest oil user may face a recession because of further interest rate hikes and a weaker dollar supported some buying interest.
futures gained 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $85.54 a barrel at 0727 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 20 cents, or 0.2%, to $79.07 a barrel.
Both benchmarks were up for a second day, after gaining about 1% in the previous session.
"Sentiment shifted amid a positive company reporting season. Signs of cooling inflation also raised expectations that the Fed will be able to pause rate hikes," ANZ commodities analyst said in a note.
Tamer rate hike expectations helped lower the , which supported oil prices as a weaker greenback makes the commodity cheaper for buyers holding other currencies.
All eyes will be on a meeting on Wednesday of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, known as OPEC+, where producers are expected to endorse their current output targets agreed in November.
OPEC's oil output fell in January, as Iraqi exports dropped and Nigeria's output did not recover, with the 10 OPEC members pumping 920,000 barrels per day (bpd) below the group's targeted volumes under the OPEC+ agreement, a Reuters survey found.
The shortfall was bigger than the deficit of 780,000 bpd in December.
"Oil prices seem primed to navigate a period of heightened volatility ... OPEC+ is likely to stick to its current production targets, however, Russia is leaning towards increasing oil exports to Asian buyers at deep discounts, which can disrupt the balance in oil markets," independent oil market expert Sugandha Sachdeva said.
Upgraded global growth forecasts by the IMF and the expectation of strong pent-up demand from China amid higher mobility are also underpinning oil prices, Sachdeva added.
Separately, data from the American Petroleum Institute industry group showed crude stocks rose by about 6.3 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 27, according to market sources.
That was a bigger build than the 400,000 barrels that analysts polled by Reuters had expected on average.
Distillate stocks, which include diesel and , rose by about 1.5 million barrels, contrary to analysts' expectations of a 1.3 million barrel drop.
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