🛢️ Oil prices rise as markets focus on supply tightness & a "soft landing" for the US economy. Brent crude futures up 0.4% to $94.29, while WTI crude futures climb 0.3% to $90.70. Key factors:
- US crude stockpiles rose by 1.6M barrels last week, defying expectations
- Concerns about Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub falling below minimum operating levels
- OPEC+ supply cuts adding to tightness
- High export demand could draw barrels away
- Russia's export ban on high-quality diesel & gasoline remains
- Possible 40% chance of Fed raising interest rates to beat inflation
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