In the early morning of the 24th Beijing time, U.S. crude oil futures prices closed down on Wednesday and recorded a decline for the third consecutive trading day.

July delivery on the New York Mercantile ExchangevideoblackjackWest Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI) futures closed down 1.1videoblackjack09 US dollars, down 1.38%, closing at 77.57 US dollars per barrel.

Before the June meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+), the crude oil market lacked clear price drivers.

Minutes of the Federal Reserve's meeting released Wednesday showed concerns about a lack of progress on inflation, prompting markets to reduce bets on the agency's interest rate cut.

The Federal Reserve released minutes of its monetary policy meeting from April 30 to May 1 on Wednesday. The minutes showed that Fed officials were increasingly worried about inflation at recent meetings, and members said they lacked confidence in pushing ahead with interest rate cuts.