Oil prices fall as OPEC+ boosts output, tariffs dampen outlook


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Open this photo in gallery: Gasoline inventories rose by 4.7 million barrels for the week ended May 30.Dado Ruvic/Reuters Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Wednesday, weighed down by a loosening supply-demand balance following increasing OPEC+ output and lingering concerns over the global economic outlook due to tariff tensions. Brent crude futures dipped 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $65.58 a barrel by 0040 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $63.32 a barrel, down 9 cents, or 0.1%. Both benchmarks climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a two-week high, supported by worries over supply disruptions...