Crude oil futures inch higher after 2-day selloff, sentiment remains weak

Crude oil futures inched higher in mid-morning Asian trade Aug. 17 as investors bought the dip after a second day of steep declines, with sentiment still bearish amid weak economic data and progress on an Iranian nuclear deal. At 10:08 am Singapore time (0208 GMT), the ICE October Brent futures contract was up 26 cents/b (0.28%) from the previous close…