Whether Oil's 2016 Rally Can Continue in 2017 Depends on Output Cut Promise

Happy 2017! Crude oil recorded lucrative gains in 2016 as prices rebounded from decade low levels of US$ 30-ish/bbl in the prior year. Soaring over +50%, this marked the first annual gain for Brent crude oil in 4 years. The +45% rally in WTI crude oil also marked the first yearly increase, following the selloff, totaling -76%, over the previous 2 years. Apart from the low base, the rally was driven by ongoing speculations that OPEC and non-OPEC producers would freeze/cut output.

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