Oil Extends Losses on Growth Concerns and Shanghai Lockdown

Oil Extends Losses on Growth Concerns and Shanghai Lockdown
Oil and gas tanks are seen at an oil warehouse at a port in Zhuhai, China, on Oct. 22, 2018. Aly Song/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil slipped on Friday, burdened by the prospect of weaker global growth, higher interest rates, and COVID-19 lockdowns in China hurting demand even as the European Union considers a ban on Russian oil that would further tighten supply.

The International Monetary Fund this week cut its global economic growth forecast while the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair on Thursday said that a half-point increase to interest rates “will be on the table” at the next Fed policy meeting in May.