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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

Oil price rebound scares investors ahead of key US Fed speech

THE price of oil surged back over $100 a barrel mark today adding to concerns about the cost of living crisis ahead of likely forecourt fuel hikes.

The cost of a barrel of Brent crude rose $3.74, or nearly 4 per cent overnight to $100.22 after Saudi Arabia mooted the idea of cuts in production to support profits and reports of US stockpiles falling by more than 5 million barrels.

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