Oil set to end week lower on demand concerns, easing supply woes
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By Shariq Khan
Aug 23 (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Friday but on track to end the week lower, as weaker U.S. employment data raised concerns over demand, and renewed ceasefire talks in Gaza eased worries about supply disruptions.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 16cents, or 0.2%, to $77.38 a barrel at 0642 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 inched up 15 cents to $73.16.Brent futures have fallenabout 3% so far this week, while WTI lost nearly 5%.
Both benchmarks hit their lowest since early January this week, after the U.S. government sharply lowered its estimate of jobs added by employers in the country this year through March.
That sparked concern about a potential recession in the U.S. hurting demand in the top oil consuming nation, but some analysts say that was an overreaction to the jobs revision.
"The recent slump was driven by concerns of a hard economic landing in the U.S. However, data showed the labour market is cooling gradually instead of rapidly slowing. This was supported by signs of robust demand in the U.S.," ANZ Research analysts said.
Recent data from China, the top oil importer, has pointed to a struggling economy and slowing oil demand from refiners there. A renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas also helped ease supply worries and weighed on oil prices.
U.S. and Israeli delegations started a new round of meetings in Cairo on Thursday to resolve differences over a truce proposal.
Some analysts saidoil prices couldfind support in the weeks ahead as global inventories have declined over the past two months.
"The market continues to muse over OPEC's next move. The producer group announced earlier this year that it plans to increase output in Q4. However, prices remain depressed. This could see these plans delayed in an effort to support prices," the ANZ analysts said.
Reporting by Shariq Khan in New York and Sudarshan Varadhan in Singapore; Editing by Shri Navaratnam, Tom Hogue and Kim Coghill
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