Crude oil prices were falling at the start of the week following the latest economic news from China which was interpreted as bearish for oil demand. That latest news was inflation data for September, which showed consumer prices had only gone up modestly, by 0.4%, falling short of economist expectations of 0.6% as shared with Reuters. The September consumer price figure was also the slowest price rise in three months, Reuters noted in its report. Lower consumer prices are normally bullish for oil prices because the lower the prices, the stronger…
