Fed fuels US crude rise

US crude: Prices rose on Fed hopes

SCANPIX/AP

By News wires

 19 June 2012 22:19 GMT

Brent crude edged lower on Tuesday on relief that negotiations to defuse the dispute over Iran's nuclear program led to plans for technical talks in July, while hopes for more monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve helped lift US crude.

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