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Fitch predicts average oil price of $75 per barrel next year

16 September , 2023  

International rating agency Fitch Ratings forecasts the average oil price to reach $80 per barrel in 2023, according to its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO).

Next year, it is expected to drop to $75 per barrel, and in 2025 – to $70 per barrel.

According to the agency’s analysts, the Japanese yen to the US dollar exchange rate will be around 145 yen/$1 at the end of this year, 135 yen at the end of 2024, and 125 yen at the end of 2025.

The single currency exchange rate in the next three years will be EUR 0.92/USD 1.

The pound sterling is expected to reach $1.25 in 2023-2024 and $1.2 in 2025.

The forecast for the Chinese currency at the end of this year is 7.2 yuan/$1, and for the next two years – 7.3 yuan/$1.

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