Oil prices ease ahead of Fed, ECB rate hikes


SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Monday as traders awaited more rate hike cues from U.S. and European central banks, with tightening supply and hopes for Chinese stimulus underpinning Brent at $80 a barrel.

Brent crude futures dipped 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $80.76 a barrel by 0644 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was at $76.74 a barrel, down 33 cents, or 0.4%.

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