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Oil moves higher, gold under pressure
Bearish case severely weakened by Saudi comments Oil prices are higher again this morning, supported once more by reports that OPEC+ could consider cutting output. While this may simply be a case of Saudi Arabia talking up the price, for now, the prospect of the group taking such action effectively removes two of the biggest downside risks for prices. An Iran nuclear deal was explicitly referenced so if any deal is announced in the coming weeks, it will be interesting to see what the impact on t
by Craig Erlam
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Oil jumps, gold lower as dollar rally halted
Oil higher on soft US data Crude prices are rallying as the dollar’s rally came to abrupt halt on growth concerns. ​ A weakening US economy should be bad news for oil, but today’s soft economic readings suggest that OPEC+ will easily be able to justify production cuts soon. ​ The oil market will remain tight whether business activity continues to weaken sharply or if economic growth remains choppy. Gold/USD Gold got its groove back after the dollar plunged after a round of ugly US economic data
by Edward Moya
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