Crude Prices Drift Lower But Hold Onto Modest Gain for Week

摘要

Oil prices fell Friday on renewed concerns about the eurozone debt crisis and disappointment over the lack of any firm commitment by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulus measures. Traders remained focused on Bernanke’s remarks on Thursday that a moderate domestic economic recovery is under way in the US and that he remains “ready to act” if the need arises.