Crude oil rose as a weaker dollar heightened the appeal of commodities to investors and an Iranian military exercise bolstered concern that Middle Eastern supplies may be disrupted. Oil climbed as much as 3.2 percent and gold reached a record as the greenback dropped on speculation the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus measures in place and ensure interest rates remain at virtually zero. Iran is testing an air defense system this week, in a military exercise to assess the vulnerability of its nuclear plants.
“The primary reason for today’s move is that the dollar is in steady retreat,” said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. “The drumbeat from Iran seems to also be giving prices a boost.” Crude oil for January delivery rose $1.64, or 2.1 percent, to $79.11 a barrel at 11:43 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices are up 77 percent this year. The December contract expired on Nov. 20 at $76.72 a barrel. Oil traded between $74.79 and $82 the past five weeks after surging in early October.....Read the entire article.
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