Oil heads for weekly loss as recession fears trump tight supply | Reuters
Oil slipped in volatile trade on Friday and was heading for a weekly decline as concern over a potential recession-driven demand downturn outweighed tight global supplies.
Central banks are raising interest rates to tame inflation, spurring fears that rising borrowing costs could stifle growth, while mass COVID-19 testing in Shanghai this week stoked fears of potential lockdowns that could also hit oil demand. read more
Brent crude fell 36 cents, or 0.3%, to $104.29 a barrel by 0820 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 50 cents, or 0.5%, to $102.23.
Both benchmarks were set to register weekly declines - Brent's fourth in succession and WTI retreating after a gain the previous week. Prices had tumbled on Tuesday, when Brent's $10.73 drop was the contract's third-biggest fall since it started trading in 1988.
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