The price of crude oil came under pressure in early trading on Friday but rebounded over the course of the session to end the day modestly higher.
After falling as low as $67.65 a barrel, crude for May delivery climbed $0.23 or 0.3 percent to $68.30 a barrel.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.