Oil prices edge higher despite the West's Russian price cap talks and more Chinese lockdowns
Brent and WTI crude crept higher on Friday even as China revealed a record number of COVID-19 infections.
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### Response: Brent and WTI crude crept higher on Friday even as China revealed a record number of COVID-19 infections.