Oil prices sharply on the rise
The Brent 1st-nearby price jumped higher from below $69/b to above $72/b, while the WTI posted an even-bigger rebound from around $66.5/b to $70.3/b now. Crude oil prices followed the general trend in risky assets that had declined excessively in the previous days. In the short-term, the oil market remains under-supplied, which should prevent any strong…