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Falling dollar obscures weakening oil market fundamentals

Developments in the dollar are likely to dominate oil price movements in the short-term and could even drag Brent crude as high as $125 per barrel (pb) this quarter. Nevertheless, with a recovery of the dollar and easing of oil market tightness in the pipeline, we continue to expect prices to drop back to around $85pb by the end of the year.

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