Oil prices ease as US demand concerns weigh on sentiment
Brent crude slipped 0.2% to $67.37/bbl, while WTI fell 17 cents to $63.50 as weak US data raised demand concerns. Oil rallied over 1% Wednesday on Middle East tensions and Russia-Poland drone clashes. Analysts cited profit-taking, rising US inventories, and OPEC+ output hikes as added pressure. Traders now eye US inflation data ahead of the Fed's policy meet next week.