Home Industry Energy Oil slips as investors weigh demand outlook ahead of Federal Reserve meet West Texas Intermediate futures edged lower toward $96 a barrel after rising 2.1 per cent on Monday by Bloomberg July 26, 2022 Oil dipped ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that’s expected to result in another large interest-rate hike to combat surging inflation, escalating concerns of an economic slowdown. West Texas Intermediate futures edged lower toward $96 a barrel after rising 2.1 per cent on Monday. Morgan Stanley trimmed its oil price forecasts this year and into 2023 due to reduced demand projections following a slowdown, although the investment bank signaled that the crude market remains tight. The oil market has been gripped by bouts of volatility recently, but crude is still almost 30 per cent higher this year after a rebound in economic activity coincided with upended trade flows from Russia. The tight market may get some relief from recovering Libyan output, which has climbed above one million barrels a day. Tags energy Federal Reserve oil 0 Comments You might also like Oil jumps over 2% amid further Red Sea vessel attacks Oil eased ahead of Christmas break on possible future Angola output increase Angola leaves OPEC in blow to oil producer group Mubadala Energy boosts Indonesia exposure with major gas discovery