# Oil prices slumped today after OPEC Plus countries announced a sharp production increase despite oversupply concerns and growing fears that US President Donald Trump’s trade war could weaken demand. Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel announced over the weekend an output increase of 411-thousand barrels a day for June, a month after a similar move had already caused prices to fall. The price of crude has also been sliding because of fears of a global economic slowdown on the back of Trump’s tariff onslaught.
Oil prices slump after sharp production increase is announced