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DAVOS, Switzerland, January 12, 2024--Business leaders faced an all-time-high rate of change in 2023 and now expect it to accelerate further in 2024, says Accenture.

As concerns about global oil demand persist, OPEC+ cuts will be critical to keeping markets balanced, but how effective they will be remains to be seen.

Considering the current factors affecting the trade, the short-term outlook for the oil market appears to be cautiously bearish, even as OPEC maintains a positive global outlook

Sentiment in oil markets has shifted dramatically this week, with oil prices falling rapidly, but that downward trend may not continue for much longer.

Oil rallied toward the end of the week with traders keeping an eye on interest rate hikes and geopolitical risk stemming from the Middle East

Initially, oil prices surged to a weekly high due to tensions in the Middle East, but soaring crude and gasoline inventories point at weaker fundamentals in the U.S.

Volatility and uncertainty rushed back into oil markets this week as prices crashed, but traders will be weary of getting caught in a bear trap.

Despite the strong bullish sentiments driven by supply constraints, the angst that the Fed will keep interest rates higher for longer could cool down optimism in oil markets

While bullish fundamentals have been pushing oil prices higher for weeks, there is now a sign that prices may fall back - at least temporarily

Bullish sentiment is building in oil markets as OPEC+ tightens supply, but rising oil prices are only adding to inflation concerns