{"id":374995,"date":"2023-12-17T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T04:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=374995"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:15:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T04:15:37","slug":"oil-prices-take-a-small-loss-in-seesaw-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/oil-prices-take-a-small-loss-in-seesaw-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices take a small loss in seesaw session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> HOUSTON<br \/>\nBrent and U.S. crude futures finished at a small loss following a see-saw session, in which prices fell more than $1 a barrel at one point on Friday, as traders tried to reconcile mixed signals for oil demand in the coming year.<br \/>\nBrent futures settled down 6 cents, or 0.08%, at$76.55 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude finished down 15 cents, or 0.21%, at $71.43.<br \/>\nThe market tumbled earlier in the session after a New York Federal Reserve Bank manufacturing survey showed a third month of declines in new orders, which could be a sign of weaker demand for oil in the coming year.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat started the sell off was the sharp drop in the New York manufacturing numbers,\u201d said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group.<br \/>\n\u201cThis market seems a little more sensitive to every new headline,\u201d Flynn added. \u201cThey\u2019re still not sure we\u2019ve found the bottom to this market.\u201d<br \/>\nTraders were also shaken by comments from New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams on Friday about hopes for interest rate cuts in the coming year.<br \/>\n\u201cWe aren\u2019t really talking about rate cuts right now,\u201d Williams said in an interview with CNBC. When it comes to the question of lowering rates, \u201cI just think it\u2019s just premature to be even thinking about that\u201d at this point, he said.<br \/>\nOn Thursday Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rate hikes intended to curb inflation were likely at an end, but left open the possibility for further increases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON Brent and U.S. crude futures finished at a small loss following a see-saw session, in which prices fell more than $1 a barrel at one point on Friday, as traders tried to reconcile mixed signals for oil demand in the coming year. Brent futures settled down 6 cents, or 0.08%, at$76.55 a barrel. 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