La perspective d’un durcissement du resserrement budgétaire de la Fed ainsi que des stocks de pétrole important aux USA ont pesé sur les cours en fin de semaine. La demande de la part de la Chine est surveillée de près.

Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday, as fears that more aggressive U.S. interest rate hikes would pressure economic growth and oil demand outweighed a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stocks. Demand from China is being closely monitored.