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Oil Prices Fall About 1% at Settlement

Doha: Oil prices fell by about 1 percent at settlement on Tuesday. Brent crude futures declined by 82 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $77.08 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell by 65 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $73.21 a barrel.

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Gold Falls as Dollar Holds Firm on Fed Rate-Hike Expectations

Gold prices fell more than 1% on tuesday:old prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, weighed down by a firmer US dollar on expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year. Spot gold was down 1.1% to $4,142.61 per ounce, while US gold futur…

Dollar Holds Firm on US Rate-Hike Bets, Oil Rebounds

Doha: The US dollar held firm on Tuesday as traders braced for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike and oil prices rebounded following steep losses, while the yen hovered near a four-decade low. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a…