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Oil Prices Set for Biggest Weekly Loss in 5 Weeks

Crude futures are set to post their biggest weekly loss in five weeks, with Brent edging down toward $102 per barrel on Friday, as ample supply and a slow global economic recovery fuelled worries that demand for oil would be hit.Crude inventories in the United States are near record levels as the world's top oil consumer produced more from shale, while shrinking factory activity in China capped fuel demand growth at the world's No.2 user.Improved U.S. jobs and home sales data also sparked worries that the Federal Reserve could soon scale back bond purchases and tighten liquidity in markets.Brent slipped 8 cents to $102.36 by 0431 GMT, stretching its losses into a fourth session. U.S. crude inched down 29 cents to $93.96 a barrel.Both were on track for a more than 2 percent drop this week - their biggest weekly drop since mid-April."There is a lot of supply. Inventories are high in the U.S. and I don't expect a big increase in demand from China," said Ken Hasegawa, a commodity sales man...

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