Crude oil futures were lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Tuesday amid concerns over the ongoing trade strife between the US and China, while market sources were looking ahead for the weekly US inventory report from the Energy Information Administration due later Wednesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now At 10:10 am Singapore time (0210 GMT), ICE May Brent crude futures were down 11 cents/b (0.16%) from Tuesday’s settle at $67.50/b, while the NYMEX April light sweet crude contract moved 18 cents/b (0.30%) lower to $58.85/b. According to media reports, ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China were facing some hurdles that could potentially push the trade deal into April or beyond. “Signs of obstacles in the US-China trade talks seemed to dent sentiment in the market, with the US dollar reversing its previous weakness and crude oil subsequently selling […]