2010-08-16 13:33:20
by Energy Bulletin - Oil
Oil prices dropped back out of the $80/barrel range this week on weak economic news, and stockpile gains. There is growing anticipation that the US Federal Reserve is about to embark on a new round of quantitative easing following Tuesday's downgrade of the recovery outlook. In China, July figures showed a slowdown in industrial production and retail sales which added to market nervousness...