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Futures Market Monitor (Apr. 2023)

The surprise OPEC+ decision to cut oil production sent oil futures curves into steeper backwardation. This doesn’t necessarily mean that market participants see prices falling from here, but rather that they expect relatively constrained supply in the short term. We forecast a slightly higher oil price by year-end.

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