Brent stays above $114 on US economic optimism

Oil price: confidence in the US economy kept Brent crude prices above $114 per barrel on Wednesday

Brent prices held above $114 per barrel on Wednesday on confidence in the US economy after a string of data out of the world's biggest oil consumer showed a recovery was gaining ground.

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