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Brent Tumbles to $96 as Gulf Oil Flows Bounce Back

Crude oil prices moved markedly lower on Wednesday and stayed there earlier today, after booking a solid jump for September. The decline came in response to reports from JP Morgan, Goldman, and Kpler, suggesting oil flows out of the Persian Gulf had virtually returned to pre-war levels.

China Oil Comeback Loses Steam

A nascent recovery in Chinese oil demand has begun to falter, as continued fighting in the Middle East and limited Iranian supply keep crude prices too high for private refiners, prompting some analysts to trim forecasts for the coming months.