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By pledging to increase output by just 100,000 barrels a day, OPEC could be implying that it expects demand for oil to fall. Above, OPEC's headquarters in Vienna.
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The oil cartel will boost production, but that may not temper high prices. Plus, a safety net for workers hurt by trade competition comes ends.
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