Oil Prices Down 3 Percent With Recession Fears in Focus

Oil Prices Down 3 Percent With Recession Fears in Focus
A general view shows the oil refinery of the Lukoil company in Volgograd, Russia, on April 22, 2022. Reuters Photographer/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices fell on Friday as demand fears were stoked by rising interest rates and a stronger dollar, though losses were capped by Moscow’s mobilization campaign in its war with Ukraine and apparent deadlock in talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

Brent crude futures fell $2.81, or 3.11 percent, to $87.65 a barrel by 1051 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were also down, retreating by $2.93, or 3.51 percent, to $80.56.