Oil prices were steady on Tuesday after two straight sessions of gains as the passage of a U.S. infrastructure bill, strong Chinese exports and the global post-pandemic recovery lifted the outlook for fuel demand. Brent crude was down 2 cents at $83.41 a barrel by 0735 GMT, after gaining 0.8% on Monday. U.S. oil was up 3 cents at $81.96 a barrel, also after a 0.8% gain the previous day. U.S. President Joe Biden’s long-delayed $1 trillion infrastructure bill – which passed through Congress at the weekend – and better-than-expected Chinese exports helped paint a picture of a more expansive global economy. read more “The big unknown is whether economies can achieve growth amid the current high price environment, or potentially in an even higher price scenario,” said Rystad Energy senior oil markets analyst Louise Dickson. JPMorgan Chase commodities analysts said global demand for […]