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Oil edges up as China opens door for trade talks with US
Friday, 2 May 2025 15:22 WIB | OIL |Oil,

Oil prices inched up on Friday after China said it was open for talks with the United States on tariffs, raising hopes of a de-escalation in a bitter trade war between the world's two largest economies and oil consumers.

Brent crude futures were up 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $62.22 a barrel at 0804 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $59.30 a barrel.

For the week, Brent was on track for a 7% decline and WTI was down 6% so far, the biggest weekly declines in a month.

China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday that Beijing was "evaluating" a proposal from Washington to hold talks aimed at addressing U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, signalling a possible easing of the trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

Concerns that the broader trade war could push the global economy into a recession and crimp oil demand, just as the OPEC+ group is preparing to raise output, have weighed heavily on oil prices in recent weeks.

"There is some optimism when it comes to U.S.-China relations but the signs are only very tentative," said Harry Tchilinguirian, group head of research at Onyx Capital Group. "It's still very fluid, a one step forward, two steps back situation when it comes to tariffs."

Oil prices were also underpinned by a threat from Trump to impose secondary sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil. China is the world's largest importer of Iran's crude.

Trump's comments followed a postponement of U.S. talks with Iran over its nuclear programme. He had previously restored a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran, which included efforts to drive the country's oil exports to zero to help prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Oil prices gained late in Thursday's session to settle nearly 2% higher on Trump's remarks, erasing some of the losses recorded earlier in the week on expectations of more OPEC+ supply coming to the market.

Reuters on Wednesday reported that Saudi Arabia, de facto leader of OPEC+, had briefed allies and industry experts that it was unwilling to prop up oil prices with further supply cuts.

Several OPEC+ members are set to suggest the group accelerates output hikes in June for a second consecutive month, Reuters previously reported. Eight OPEC+ countries will meet on May 5 to decide a June output plan.

"With non-OPEC+ supply rising robustly and global demand growth facing structural decline, we see no natural re-entry point for these barrels and, ultimately, the group will likely have to endure some price pain no matter when it unwinds its cuts," Fitch's BMI research unit said in a note.

Source: Reuters

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