....Demand Destruction is on the way. Oil declines on China...

....Demand Destruction is on the way.

Oil declines on China slowdown

Bloomberg

Oil edged lower on concerns that Chinese growth may slow and jeopardise consumption, while OPEC+ looks to be still on track to loosen supply curbs later this year.

Brent crude fell toward $US84 a barrel after ending little changed on Thursday, while West Texas Intermediate was near $US82. The end of China’s Third Plenum this week brought few signs that the top leadership is preparing to unleash major steps to boost demand or arrest the nation’s property slump.

OPEC+ delegates, meanwhile, expect a monitoring session next month to be routine, making no changes to plans for a supply hike starting in the fourth quarter. The group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed last month to begin restoring roughly 2.2 million barrels a day of halted output from October.

Crude is still higher this year, aided by OPEC+ supply restraint, a recent decline in US stockpiles, and expectations for lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve. In the near term, traders are also tracking wildfires in Canada that have threatened some supply and supported prompt pricing.