Oil Futures Ease After String of Gains

Group 1 - Oil futures are stabilizing after three consecutive sessions of gains, influenced by concerns over Russian supply disruptions and limited market movements ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision [1] - The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a decline of 3.4 million barrels in U.S. crude inventories, while there was a larger-than-expected increase in diesel stocks [2] - The average estimate from a Wall Street Journal survey anticipates that crude stocks will remain unchanged from the previous week [2] Group 2 - WTI crude prices have decreased by 0.3%, currently at $64.35 per barrel, while Brent crude is down 0.2%, priced at $68.31 per barrel [2]