Oil edges up as recession fears ease but OPEC outlook weighs
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crude oil prices rose on Friday, recovering from two days of declines, after data showing a rise in U.S. retail sales helped to ease recession concerns, although a bearish outlook from OPEC capped gains.Brent crude was up 28 cents at $58.51 a barrel at 1326 GMT, after falling 2.1% on Thursday and 3% the previous day. U.S. crude fell 19 cents to $54.28 a barrel, having dropped 1.4% in the previous session and 3.3% on Wednesday.U.S. retail sales rose 0.7% in July as consumers..