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Rising China demand won't stop oil prices from falling

Despite increasing oil imports by China and other emerging economies, we expect the price of crude to fall as the temporary factors underpinning current high prices are resolved. What’s more, larger increases in supply than demand should ensure prices continue to fall over the next year.

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