Oil futures dipped yesterday as tea-leaf readers struggled to make sense of conflicting signals.
Tightening supplies, including in the United States, have helped propel a run-up in crude prices in recent days. But a worse than expected trade deficit reported by Japan yesterday has revived fears that the economic crisis may eat into global energy demand.
Meanwhile, geopolitical concerns were calmed after Iran agreed to meet again with UN nuclear inspectors.
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