Oil tops $72 on economic optimism, oil demand outlook
October 12th, 2009
| Category: Industry News
By Fayen Wong PERTH (Reuters) - Oil topped $72 a barrel on Monday, extending last week’s gains, thanks to growing optimism about the pace of the global economic recovery and a positive demand forecast from the International Energy Agency. However, gains were limited by a strong U.S. dollar, which rose on the back of comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week that the U.S. central bank will be ready to tighten…
View the entire post here: Oil tops $72 on economic optimism, oil demand outlook
Loading...
Loading...
Leave a comment
| Trackback



