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Oil Ending Softer On Fed Hiking Fears

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  • Crude oil prices are flat to down as they finish on a weak note after Bullard stoked Fed hiking fears following strong inflation data, with talk of an inter-meeting hike plus favoring a 50bp move in March with 100bps before July.
  • WTI is -0.04% at $89.65 having not troubled resistance of $93.17 (Jan 4 high) or support of $88.41 (Feb 9 low).
  • The most active strikes in the H2 contract have been $85/bbl puts followed by $95/bbl calls.
  • Brent is -0.54% at $91.06, with support seen at $89.93 (Feb 8 low) and resistance at $94 (Feb 7 high) with the outlook remaining bullish.
  • Gold dips -0.2% to $1829.2 after a string of steady daily gains, again with late weakness. It remains between the bull trigger of $1853.9 (Jan 25 high) and bear trigger of $1780.4 (Jan 28 low).

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