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Oil settled down on a stronger dollar, and potentially more rate hikes ahead

Oil settled down on a stronger dollar, and potentially more rate hikes ahead



International benchmarks for crude oil settled lower for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 on a stronger dollar and concerns over more interest rate hikes among major central banks.

Brent slipped $1.84 or 2% to close at $92.45/barrel.

WTI loses $2.08 or 2.3% to settle at $87.27/barrel.