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Prices turn higher after Fed rate decision and statement

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures on Tuesday tallied a loss of more than $36 an ounce during a three-session losing streak that brought prices to their lowest level since mid June.
The metal followed a decline in oil prices and saw pressure from U.S. dollar strength, which eased demand for the precious metal.
But gold [...]

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Gold futures drop to three-week low, pressured by dollar’s gains

Gold drops to three-week low as dollar strengthens
By Polya Lesova & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/29/2008 12:25:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures fell more than 1% Tuesday to touch
their lowest level in three weeks, as easing oil prices and a stronger U.S.
dollar left traders inclined to sell the precious metal.
Gold for August delivery [...]

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Crude futures fall near a three-month low

Crude futures fall near three-month low
By Polya Lesova & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/29/2008 12:15:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures dropped as much as $4 a barrel
Tuesday, reflecting ongoing concerns over easing demand as well as strength in
the dollar, to push prices to their lowest level in nearly three months.
Energy futures traded broadly [...]

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Gold futures rise as crude oil climbs

Gold futures rise as crude oil climbs
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/21/2008 12:41:00 PM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures gained to trade near $964 an ounce Monday,
getting a boost from rising oil prices and mixed trading in the U.S. dollar.
Gold for August delivery gained $7 to $965 an ounce on the New York Mercantile
Exchange.
Earlier, gold [...]

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Caution: Fed May Hike Rate Anytime Soon To Lower Crude Price

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)–A rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower crude
prices as financial speculators quit the commodity in favor of alternative
assets, according to the secretary general of OPEC, with the producer group
unlikely to fret if prices fall back to levels that reflect the fundamentals of
oil - conceivably below $100 a [...]

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