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Oil Prices Climb as U.S. Crude Inventories Drop, Though Demand Concerns Remain

  • Crude oil prices moved higher after EIA reported a 2.1M-barrel inventory decline for the week to September 15.

  • API estimated a larger 5.25M-barrel crude drawdown for the same period.

  • Gasoline and middle distillate inventories also saw declines per EIA data.

  • U.S. crude prices are so high that demand from Asia and Europe is falling.

  • Higher oil prices could lead the Fed to resume interest rate hikes to control inflation.

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