LONDON, Nov 14 Reuters The International Energy Agency IEA on Tuesday raised its oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next despite an expected deceleration in economic growth in nearly all major economies.

Oil demand has been supported this year by resilient U.S. deliveries and record September demand from China, while 2024 expectations are underpinned by hopes of interest rate cuts and the recent fall in crude prices, the Parisbased agency said.

For now, with demand still exceeding available supplies heading into the Northern Hemisphere winter, market balances will remain vulnerable to heightened economic and geopolitical risks and further volatility ahead, it said.

Reporting by Natalie Grover and Alex Lawler in London Editing by David Goodman

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