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Oil prices fell on Thursday, with a stronger dollar paring the previous day's more than $3 gain, though losses were capped by indications that the Opec+ producer group might cut output.
Brent crude futures fell $1.18, or 1.3 per cent, to $88.14 a barrel by 08.23 GMT and US crude futures dropped by $1.11, or 1.4 per cent, to $81.04.
Both benchmarks rebounded in the previous two sessions from nine-month lows earlier in the week, buoyed by a temporary dive in the dollar index and a larger-than-expected US fuel inventory drawdown.
However, the dollar index rose again on Thursday, dampening investor risk appetite and stoking recession fears.
The Bank of England said it was committed to buying as many long-dated government bonds as needed between Wednesday and October 14 to stabilise its currency after the British government's budget plans announced last week sent the sterling tumbling.
Goldman Sachs cut its 2023 oil price forecast on Tuesday, citing expectations of weaker demand and a stronger US dollar, but said global supply disappointments reinforced its long-term bullish outlook.
In China, the world's biggest crude oil importer, travel during the forthcoming week-long national holiday is set to hit its lowest level in years as Beijing's zero-Covid rules keep people at home while economic woes curb spending.
Citi economists have lowered their China GDP forecast for the fourth quarter to 4.6 per cent growth year on year from 5 per cent expected previously.
"Stringent zero-Covid measures and a weak property sector continue to cloud growth prospects," Citi analysts wrote on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, leading Opec+ members have begun discussions about an oil output cut when they meet on October 5, two sources from the producer group told Reuters.
One source from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said a cut looks likely but gave no indication of volumes.
Reuters reported this week that Russia is likely to propose that Opec+ reduces oil output by about 1 million barrels per day (bpd).
Hurricane Ian also provided price support. About 157,706 bpd of oil production was shut down in the Gulf of Mexico as of Wednesday, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
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