Before a Federal Reserve decision and guidance from the producer group OPEC and its allies, the price of Bloomberg oil went up.
West Texas Intermediate gained more than 1% on Tuesday, rising above $79 a barrel. While the US central bank is expected to deliver another interest-rate hike, there are signs that officials could consider a pause after Wednesday s meeting to boost the value of risk assets and hurt the dollar.
Traders will be able to follow any guidance from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Moscow. Delegates predict that output will be steady at a monitoring meeting on Wednesday ahead of a new round of curbs on Russian energy flow that will kick in within a few days.
In January, crude capped a third month loss despite optimism that China will end its strict Covid Zero policy to rekindle demand in the world's largest crude importer. There are indicators of increased consumption as mobility and industrial activity start to pick up.
The American Petroleum Institute, a company that reported that US crude inventories increased by 6.3 million barrels last week, as stockpiles of gasoline and diesel also increased, according to people familiar with the figures. Official figures will be released later Wednesday.
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