
Oil prices fell nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday as investors awaited developments on US President Donald Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine and his tariff threats to countries that trade its oil.
The most active Brent crude futures lost 68 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $71 a barrel by 1103 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude slipped by 70 cents, or 1