Friday’s $11 jump in the price of a barrel of crude provides the clearest evidence yet that the oil market is increasingly detached from fundamentals. We are raising our assumptions for the future path of oil prices to reflect the higher starting point and increased uncertainty. However, we still expect Brent crude to drop back to $100 per barrel (currently $136) by the end of the year.
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