Banks Shrug Off Recent Oil-Price Drop to Predict Gains

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Banks Shrug Off Recent Oil-Price Drop to Predict Gains
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Banks are mostly standing by their forecast that oil prices will rise in the second half of the year

Brent crude, the global benchmark, was expected to average close to $70 a barrel for the year, although the banks edged down their average estimate to $69.73 a barrel from $69.93 in April, according to a poll of 10 institutions conducted by The Wall Street Journal.

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