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What to make of the latest slump in oil prices

There is no compelling reason why oil prices cannot fall further in the near term, but the current market panic looks increasingly overdone. Other commodity prices have held up relatively well. We therefore continue to expect Brent to average around $60 per barrel (pb) over the next year or so.

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