Morning Oil Report 18/12/20

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 17 cents or 0.4%, to $48.19 a barrel at 0513 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.5%, to $51.24 a barrel. The price of oil trades to a fresh monthly high ($48.80) as fresh data prints coming out of the US instill an improved …