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  1. MARKET WATCH: Energy prices rise as Bernanke keeps low interest rate

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    Thu, 28 Apr 2011

    … to a 33-month high in the New York market, after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still plans to keep interest rates low, which investors equate with a weaker US dollar. In a first-ever press conference following a monthly meeting of Fed policymakers …

  2. Market watch: Interest rate reduction boosts energy futures prices

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    Wed, 22 Aug 2001

    By the OGJ Online Staff HOUSTON, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Reserve's decision to cut US interest rates to the lowest level since 1994 raised prices for oil and refined products in international futures markets Tuesday. Traders speculated …

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  1. MARKET WATCH: Oil drops below $80/bbl; gas price rises

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    Wed, 10 Aug 2011

    … Reserve Bank officials surprised analysts by pledging to keep a near-zero benchmark interest rate until mid-2013. The Fed originally lowered interest rates near zero in 2008 and had since said rates would remain low for a nebulous “extended …

  2. MARKET WATCH: Brent price climbs; WTI price dips

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    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    … hiked the benchmark interest rate in order to tame domestic ..... rationing and higher interest rates seem to have some effect ..... raise its benchmark interest rate at its Apr. 7 meeting ..... 25% increase in interest rates for July of that year …

  3. MARKET WATCH: Energy prices slumped slightly; OPEC takes no action

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    Mon, 13 Dec 2010

    … Dec. 10 on speculation China might increase its benchmark interest rate over the weekend as oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum ..... in November; and 3) the country refrained from raising interest rates even as inflation accelerated to the highest levels in 2 …

  5. MARKET WATCH: Crude oil futures price tumbles below $80/bbl

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    Wed, 20 Oct 2010

    … China—the world’s biggest oil consumer—raised interest rates to rein in its rapidly growing economy. “The broader ..... However, he added, “Given the lagging effect of the interest rate , these increases are unlikely to have much immediate effect …

  6. MARKET WATCH: Oil stock draw lowers energy prices

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    Thu, 26 Jun 2008

    … decision by the Federal Reserve Board to maintain its 2% interest rate . It was a "bloodbath" in early trading as crude and natural ..... weaker dollar (following the Fed's decision not to raise interest rates ) and Libya claiming it may cut production." In terms …

  7. MARKET WATCH: Energy prices rebound as Fed cuts rates

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    Thu, 30 Oct 2008

    … Committee lowered its target for overnight interest rates by a half point to 1%. "Oil's ..... FOMC members said they lowered the interest rate because "the pace of economic activity ..... stability." They said coordinated interest rate cuts by central banks, extraordinary …

  8. MARKET WATCH: Fed cuts rates; energy prices rebound

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    Wed, 19 Mar 2008

    … after the Federal Reserve Bank again cut its short-term interest rates , this time by three-quarters of a percentage point to ..... enough to stimulate those wanting to hedge investments. Interest rate reductions usually reduce the value of US currency and encourage …

  9. MARKET WATCH: Low interest rates buoy oil prices

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    Tue, 27 Mar 2012

    … rising with the front-month contract up 1% in the New York market after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated US interest rates will remain low to support a still-weak labor market. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 1.4%, erasing all of …

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