Danger to oil demand from trade wars may offset price boost from Iran: Reuters poll

Danger to oil demand from trade wars may offset price boost from Iran: Reuters poll

Reuters Business News

August 31, 2018 / 6:08 AM

A survey of 45 economists and analysts forecast Brent crude to average $72.71 a barrel in 2018, 16 cents lower than the $72.87 projected in the previous month’s poll and above the $71.96 average so far this year. The price was forecast to average $72.58 in 2019.