Oil prices, which reached a one-year high in New York last week, have plummeted nearly 9% in a matter of days. This drop is driven by market concerns about high interest rates and inventory increases in the U.S., the world’s key storage and distribution hub for oil. Rising interest rates on U.S. debt exacerbate the […]
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