Crude oil prices started Friday holding relatively steady despite a downbeat forecast from the International Energy Agency. Brent crude oil prices started the day relatively unchanged from Thursday’s close to $58.53 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, was steady at $52.65 per barrel. Crude oil markets were volatile for the first full trading week in July as investors took stock of Greek economic troubles and ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran and its international partners. Deadlines and key developments on both fronts may be settled during the weekend. Greek’s economic problems were in part behind the series of events that undermined global performance during the latest fiscal crisis, though European leaders said the […]