Oil prices fell almost 1% on Tuesday, extending losses for a second day in a row, after a report that the Trump Administration was moving ahead with efforts to limit capital flows into China and the inclusion of more Chinese firms in a blacklist.
- A South China Morning Post report that said China had toned down expectations ahead of high-level trade talks between the two countries that are to resume on Thursday, after being stalled since May. The report said the Chinese delegation could depart Washington a day earlier than scheduled.
