Oil prices hovered near three-month peaks on Thursday, buoyed by falling U.S. crude inventories and thawing trade relations between the United States and China. Brent crude futures edged up 10 cents to $66.27 a barrel by 0957 GMT, heading for a sixth straight day of gains if prices on Thursday end in positive territory. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 6 cents to $60.99 a barrel. Trading volume was thin before the Christmas holiday with news of President Donald Trump’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives failing to stir the oil market. “A resilient performance in the coming two weeks will flip the monthly technical picture unreservedly positive for next year,” PVM oil market analysts said, although they added prices were still […]