Oil Stems Slide, Uneasy Over China Rates
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Oil prices stepped back from this  week's eight percent rout on Friday, holding well above $50 a  barrel as analysts said it would take more than China's mild  interest rate rise to stem demand growth from the world's  second largest user.
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Oil prices tumbled again Thursday as traders anticipated lower demand from economic powerhouse China on the heels of an unexpectedly large rise in US crude inventories.
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Oil fell more than three dollars from its record high on Tuesday in a broad commodity sell-off sparked by uncertainty over how aggressive the U.S. Federal Reserve will be in fueling economic growth with further interest rate cuts.
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Oil prices fell more than a dollar on   Friday as traders questioned whether planned output cuts by   OPEC members Nigeria and Venezuela would be enough to stem a   two-month slide in prices.
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U.S. stock futures slid on Thursday,  pointing to a slightly lower market open, with Wall Street  looking poised for a pull-back, while China's interest rate  hike added concerns that global economic growth may slow.
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Oil's rally wavered on Thursday, but  worries over the security of Nigerian supply supported prices  despite an easier U.S. crude inventory picture and news that  Russia's YUKOS would resume full supply to China.
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Oil edged lower on Friday to around $59 a barrel after tumbling on a build in crude stocks, but trade was muted by a U.S. holiday.
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Oil prices drop back from a new record above $100, but fears high energy prices could stoke inflation hit stocks.
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Asian shares were mostly lower on  Wednesday as oil prices hovered near $50 a barrel, with  Japanese stocks sliding for a ninth session, led by exporters  and tech stocks.
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Oil prices fell on Monday, extending the previous session's decline, after remarks by oil producer group OPEC that it was concerned about the potential impact of high oil prices on the global economy.
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Oil prices bounced higher yesterday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy.
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OIL prices tumbled yesterday as the market took fright at signals that the cost of energy may be choking back the rate of growth in the economy.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks retreated on  Wednesday as oil prices vaulted above $43 a barrel while news  that China intended to curb overheated growth in its airline  sector hurt aerospace and defense stocks such as Boeing Co.  BA.N.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices tumbled for a third consecutive day yesterday, briefly falling below $45 a barrel, as geopolitical concerns that had brought the market to a boil in recent weeks appeared to cool off.
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Oil retreated below $89 on Wednesday after making a nervous recovery as an emergency U.S. interest rate cut halted a global financial market sell-off but failed to halt recession fears in the world's top oil consumer.
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World oil prices fell on Thursday,  resuming a two-week slide as rising crude inventories eased  concerns over winter fuel supplies.
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The price of crude oil fell for a third straight day today, brought down from a midweek record high by news of higher-than-expected US stocks and by Chinaâs latest moves to cool its economy.