Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:10:30 GMT
Oil falls below $50 as US oversupplies
Oil experienced a record drop since May 2009 of below $50 per barrel due to speculation that US inventories will rise, increasing global oversupply. Brent futures slid 2.3% for five consecutive days of losses, while crude stockpiles in the US largely expanded, whereas oil's second-largest consumer, China, is expecting slower imports. During last year oil slumped by the largest amount