(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed near an
11-month high in New York after rising last week on signs growth
in the U.S. economy may underpin world demand.
Oil jumped after a July 27 report showed the U.S. economy,
which uses about 24 percent of the world's oil, expanded by 3.4
percent in the second quarter, the fastest pace in more than a
year. A 3.2 percent increase was forecast by economists surveyed
by Bloomberg News. World demand will rise 1.8 percent this year,
the International Energy Agency said in a July 13 forecast.
Read more at Bloomberg Energy News
11-month high in New York after rising last week on signs growth
in the U.S. economy may underpin world demand.
Oil jumped after a July 27 report showed the U.S. economy,
which uses about 24 percent of the world's oil, expanded by 3.4
percent in the second quarter, the fastest pace in more than a
year. A 3.2 percent increase was forecast by economists surveyed
by Bloomberg News. World demand will rise 1.8 percent this year,
the International Energy Agency said in a July 13 forecast.
Read more at Bloomberg Energy News
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