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Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday on a strong dollar.Demand has sapped due to COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China, and fears of a global economic slowdown. Due to the petro-dollar, this has caused the product to be more expensive for other global currencies to purchase the product, despite the lower price. Thus, this has resulted in a lower demand globally.

Oil slides on strong dollar and weaker demand outlook

Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday on a strong dollar.Demand has sapped due to COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China, and fears of a global economic slowdown. Due to the petro-dollar, this has caused the product to be more expensive for other global currencies to purchase the product, despite the lower price. Thus, this has resulted in a lower demand globally.

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