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Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar Despite Storage Build

  • Oil prices rose as the dollar declined, making commodities priced in dollars more expensive.
  • Benchmark Brent crude rose above $80 a barrel while WTI topped $75.
  • A larger-than-expected 6 million barrel crude inventory build was ignored by the market.
  • Gold and silver prices also moved higher as the dollar weakened versus other currencies.
  • Cooling inflation data reinforced hopes the Fed may slow its interest rate hikes, boosting oil.
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