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Published in TZ Latest News 19 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Oil markets dip on weak China GDP data

Oil markets dipped on Tuesday as China’s economic growth for 2014 undershot a government target and hit its weakest annual expansion in 24 years, adding to worries in energy markets already suffering from slowing demand and oversupply. The world’s second-largest economy grew 7.4 percent last year, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said, less than the target of 7.5 percent. Brent crude was trading at $48.80 per barrel at 11.03 p.m. ET, down just four cents since their last settlement, while U.S. crude was trading down $1.24 at $47.45 a barrel.

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