MARKET WATCH: Oil prices jump higher in fear of federal closing

The front-month crude contract jumped 2.5% to a new 2½-year high Apr. 8 in the New York market as the US dollar’s value fell against the euro and traders positioned themselves for a possible shutdown of the US government prior to a last minute budget deal between President Barack Obama and Republican representatives.

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