However , with the market being increasingly pulled in different directions by the drawn out U.S.-China trade dispute trade.financial.tension and a potential military flare-up Civil.unrest in the Persian Gulf , the group that pumps about half the world 's oil is likely to keep its options open .

Consumption could recover Grow.strong if Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping make progress in resolving their prolonged trade dispute trade.financial.tension when they meet at the G-20 later this week .