Oil prices will rise on supply disruptions from Iran, but trade war concerns, slowing global oil demand growth, and a stronger U.S. dollar will keep a lid on prices so they are likely to end 2018 at the current price levels, according to 25 analysts polled by International Business Times / Newsweek on Friday. At 09:58 a.m. EDT on Friday, WTI Crude was up 1.74 percent at $69.01, while Brent Crude traded up 1.73 percent at $76.39, on signs that Iran’s oil exports have started to drop off, although overall market sentiment was cautious as the U.S.-China trade dispute drags on. Fifteen of the 25 analysts polled by International Business Times expect Iran’s sanctions to drive oil prices up, but some also warn that an escalating trade war and a stronger dollar, as well as slowing demand growth, could cap significant price gains. The consensus forecast of the analysts […]