Oil prices mixed up as the market watches the trade war
Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China weakened the markets, while South Korean data reinforced concerns about emerging markets and OPEC production growth. CLc1 in the U.S. fell by 21 cents (0.4%), to $54.89 per barrel, while Brent LCOc1 rose by 5 cents to $58.71 per barrel. This week, the United States set 15% tariffs on several Chinese goods, and China began to introduce new duties on the $75 billion target list, deepening the trade war, which has been going on for more than a year already. Donald Trump, the U.S. President, said that the two sides will still meet for talks later this month. It turned out on Tuesday that the economy of South Korea showed that during the second quarter the country's economy expanded less than was expected, as exports fell due to the trade dispute between the United States and China. Production of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose in August for the first month...