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Oil fell more than 3% on worries over China demand outlook, FED rate hikes

Oil fell more than 3% on worries over China demand outlook, FED rate hikes



International benchmarks for crude oil plunged more than 3% on Thursday, 17 November 2022 on worries over more aggressive interest rate hikes from the FED while the rising number of COVID-19 infection cases in China threatens to squeeze demand.

Brent fell $3.08 or 3.3% to settle at $89.78/barrel.

WTI slid $3.95 or 4.6% to close at $81.64/barrel.