Saudi Arabia Sought to Push Oil Prices Higher. Markets Had Other Ideas.

Higher-than-expected production and worries about slowing demand are weighing on crude

Saudi Arabia has led an effort to backstop oil prices with a series of production cuts. Photo: Amr Nabil/Associated Press

Saudi Arabia’s move to reduce crude output was designed to prop up global oil markets. The past week has shown how difficult that will be.

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