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Why are gas prices going up again? Brace for further increases, analysts say

The average U.S. gasoline price tops $3.73 a gallon Friday, with a heat wave and refinery outages adding to upward pressure as oil prices climb.

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Oil ends at 3-month highs, logging 5th straight weekly gain

Oil futures pulled back from three-month highs Friday, but still posted a fifth straight weekly gain, lifted by fading fears of a global economic slowdown as supply cuts by major producers take effect.

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Gold prices end higher as dollar softens after data shows U.S. inflation easing

Gold futures finished higher on Friday, as the U.S. dollar softened following the Bank of Japan's decision to tweak its monetary policy framework and a measure of consumer prices closely monitored by the Fed showed that th...

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U.S. oil benchmark closes above $80 a barrel for first time since April

Oil futures rise Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark finishing above $80 a barrel for the first time since April.

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Gold ends below $1,950 for first time in two weeks as Treasury yields pop and U.S. economic growth surprises

Gold prices closed below $1,950 an ounce on Thursday, the lowest in more than two weeks, a day after the Federal Reserve's bumped up rates and its staff said a recession looks avoidable.

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Futures Movers | Metals Stocks

Ticker Name Last Chg Chg %
CL00 Crude Oil Continuous Contract $81.34 0.76 0.94%
GC00 Gold Continuous Contract $1,956.20 -4.20 -0.21%
SI00 Silver Continuous Contract $24.435 -0.060 -0.24%
NG00 Natural Gas Continuous Contract $2.666 0.028 1.06%
RB00 RBOB Gasoline Continuous Contract $2.8867 -0.0009 -0.03%
HG00 Copper Continuous Contract $3.9250 -0.0015 -0.04%
C00 Corn Continuous Contract 519.50¢ -10.75 -2.03%
W00 Wheat Continuous Contract 682.50¢ -21.75 -3.09%

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Why gold prices climbed after the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates

Gold futures climbed to a fresh intraday high Wednesday afternoon, their highest in nearly a week, after the Federal Reserve announced a decision to raise its benchmark interest rate, as expected, but also left the door op...

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Oil prices post first loss in 5 sessions as U.S. crude supplies fall less than expected, Fed hikes rates

Oil futures fall on Wednesday, following four consecutive session gains.

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Gold prices settle higher, extend gains after Fed decision to raise rates

Gold climbed on Wednesday to turn higher for the week, as Treasury yields slipped along with the dollar, then extended those gains into the electronic trading session as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's decision to ...

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Oil prices settle at highest since mid-April

U.S. and global benchmark crude futures end Tuesday at their highest since mid-April, lifted by signs of tightening supply as traders await central bank meetings this week that may provide clues on the energy demand outlook.

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Gold prices finish higher as traders await Fed decision

Gold futures finish higher on Tuesday, recouping some of the losses that pulled prices in the previous session to their lowest in a week, ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and ECB and Bank of Japa...

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Here’s what might lead to a 10% spike in retail gasoline prices

Retail gasoline prices have climbed to their highest since late April, buoyed by refinery outages and strength in oil that have the potential to lift drivers' costs at the pump to the highest since last summer.

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Oil prices settle at a 3-month high as ‘thirst for summer oil’ leads to multi-week rally

Oil futures rally Tuesday, buoyed by what one analyst refers to as "unquenched thirst for summer oil" and bets for tighter global crude supplies later this year.

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Gold prices end at lowest in a week as investors await Fed meeting

Gold prices settle at their lowest in a week on Monday, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision Wednesday.

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Oil prices score a 4th straight weekly gain

Oil futures rise Friday, to tally a fourth straight weekly gain.

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Gold prices down for the session, up modestly for the week as investors look to Fed meeting

Gold prices end lower on Friday, holding on to a modest gain for the week.