Crude oil prices recover some lost ground in early Friday trading, though bearish sentiments are starting to settle in, analysts say. File photo by Monika Graff/UPI June 16 (UPI) — Crude oil prices bounced back into positive territory early Friday, but bearish sentiments may be entrenched for the short term at least. Crude oil prices have been through two consecutive weeks that saw markets lose as much as 4 percent because of lingering supply-side strains. Reports this week from the International Energy Agency and economists at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said balance was returning to the market, but it was taking longer than expected. In defending a move to cut its key lending rates, the Central Bank of Russia said Friday there were economic risks ahead because the movement in crude oil prices was lower than expected since OPEC decided to extend a coordinated production decline agreement […]