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.