Thursday, 4 February 2016

Oil bounces 6% as dollar tumbles after US data

 Oil prices jumped 6% on Wednesday, snapping a two-day rout, after investors took advantage of a weaker US dollar and shrugged off data showing a unexpected large surge in US crude inventories to record highs.

Comments by Russia’s Foreign Minister reiterating the major producer’s willingness to meet if there was consensus among the Opec and non-Opec members, also reignited hopes of a deal to trim output and helped to boost prices as much as 7%. (Read more)

The dollar index tumbled to an over seven-week low amid growing skepticism that the Federal Reserve would be able to hike US interest rates again this year and after data showed the US services industry grew more slowly than expected last month.

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