Brent crude oil fell on Monday as weaker-than-expected Chinese data weighed on markets, adding to concerns that declining global demand would exacerbate a surplus of crude. Traders also waited to see whether the U.S. central bank raises interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade later this week. Should interest rates rise, analysts expect oil to fall as a stronger dollar would undermine demand from importing countries. Oil prices have fallen almost 60 percent since June 2014 on the largest global surplus in modern times and concerns about a slowing Chinese economy. Growth in China’s investment and factory output missed forecasts in August. A recent run of weak data from the world’s second-largest economy has raised the chances that third-quarter economic growth may dip below 7 percent for the first time since the […]