OPEC said in its monthly oil-market report that global economic growth in the second half of 2025 could outpace current expectations despite persistent trade tensions, providing a firmer backdrop for crude demand. The producer group kept its forecast for world oil-demand growth unchanged at about 1.3 million barrels a day for both 2025 and 2026, noting resilient activity in India, China and Brazil and a gradual recovery in the United States and the euro area. Supply from the wider OPEC+ alliance rose to 41.56 million barrels a day in June, an increase of 349,000 barrels from May. Total crude availability from the 22-nation coalition reached roughly 51.56 million barrels a day, slightly below the output increase it had targeted. Oil prices strengthened after two days of losses as the outlook filtered through markets. Brent crude added 0.2% to $68.84 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate climbed 0.4% to $66.77, aided by expectations of heavier summer travel in the United States and China. Chinese refinery runs in June were 8.5% higher than a year earlier, underscoring robust fuel consumption. Some analysts cautioned that the price rebound could prove short-lived, pointing to lingering uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy and broader macroeconomic headwinds that may curb fuel demand later in the year.