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Oil prices rise as dollar drops after US Fed cuts key rate

News – The U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would cut the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 2 percent. Early in Asia, the dollar lost ground against both the euro and yen, although it began to stabilize and strengthen later in the day.

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Interest rate cuts tend to weaken the dollar, and investors buy commodities such as oil as a hedge against inflation when the greenback falls.

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