Money managers were more bullish in the crude futures benchmarks in the week ending 27 August. In both Brent and WTI futures we saw an addition of long positions and a liquidation of short positions. Bullish sentiment was boosted in crude futures as investors became more sanguine about economic growth prospects following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, as he hinted towards the beginning of a rate easing cycle from the next meeting in September. Moreover, supply disruption concerns mounted as Libya’s eastern-based government announced the closure of all oil fields which halted production and exports.
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