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Investing.com — Oil prices extended losses into Asian trade on Friday amid persistent fears that slowing economic growth will erode demand this year, with dismal readings from China further denting sentiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chinese inflation data disappoints\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Chinese shrank in May from the prior month, while hit a seven-year low as an economic recovery in the country sputtered through the second quarter.<\/p>\n

The readings, coupled with a string of weak economic prints from the country over the past two weeks, further undermined bets that a recovery in China will push oil demand to record highs this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fears of slowing demand also largely offset signs of tighter supply following a fresh production cut by Saudi Arabia, and put crude prices on course for a second straight week of losses.<\/p>\n

futures fell 0.7% to $75.44 a barrel, while futures fell 0.7% to $70.81 a barrel by 22:18 ET (02:18 GMT). Both contracts were set to lose between 0.6% and 1.2% this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Chinese oil imports still rose through May, analysts attributed the rise largely to local refiners building inventory, and that fuel demand in the world\u2019s largest oil importer still remained weak.<\/p>\n

U.S. data also provides headwinds to crude\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Soft economic indicators from the world’s largest oil consumer also stymied crude markets this week.<\/p>\n

U.S. inventory data showed that unexpectedly rose in the past week, ducking expectations that fuel demand will increase as the travel-heavy summer season approaches.<\/p>\n

Signs of a U.S. economic slowdown continued to trickle in, with recent indicators showing that business activity slowed through May, while the jobs market showed some signs of cooling. The weak readings pulled down the , but offered little support to crude as traders fretted over worsening U.S. growth.<\/p>\n

Reports of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, which could flood the market with more crude, also dented oil prices this week, although White House officials denied any such agreement.<\/p>\n

Focus is now squarely on an upcoming next week, for more cues on how the central bank plans to approach policy amid worsening economic conditions.<\/p>\n

Market expectations are largely skewed towards a pause in the Fed\u2019s rate hike cycle, which could provide some near-term support to oil by weighing on the dollar.<\/p>\n

But given that recent personal consumption and labor market indicators still beat expectations, traders remained uncertain over just what the Fed will signal.<\/p>\n

This uncertainty also weighed on oil markets through the week.<\/p>\n

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