Global oil prices backed off the $90 a barrel mark early Wednesday as traders digested the news that Saudi Arabia and Russia would extend their summer production cuts until December.
The move is likely to keep U.S. gas prices higher for longer.
Many nations joined in putting sanctions on Russian oil when President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
But large oil consumers such as China and India continue to buy Russian oil.
Rising oil prices will also be a concern for the Federal Reserve as its campaign to tame inflation is finally bearing fruit.
Persons:
” Patrick De Haan, Hurricane Idalia, De Haan, Vladimir Putin
Organizations:
Labor, Gas, Hurricane, Federal Reserve
Locations:
Saudi Arabia, Russia, “, ”, China, Ukraine, India, Germany