Crude Oil Slumps; Biden Administration Looks to Cut Fuel Prices
Oil prices slumped Wednesday, weighed by plans from the Biden administration to bring down U.S. fuel costs amid fears of a global economic slowdown.
By 08:50 a.m. ET (1250 GMT), U.S. crude futures traded 6.3% lower at $102.64 a barrel, while the Brent contract fell 5.7% to $108.02 a barrel. Both benchmarks have fallen to levels last seen in mid-May.
U.S. Gasoline RBOB Futures were down 3.1% at $3.6773 a gallon.
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