Brent crude tumbled below $59 as China announced new tariffs on US imports on Friday, the latest move in the escalation of a trade war that is knocking the outlook for global economic growth and oil demand. The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, was down 1.5 per cent at $59.00 a b
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