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Brent oil futures for August delivery dropped 0.4 percent to $84.91 per barrel
Higher 10-year treasury yields and a stronger U.S. dollar trigger decline in gold prices
Brent oil futures expiring in August fell 0.1 percent to $84.90 per barrel
Brent crude oil futures for August delivery rose 0.1 percent to $86.07 per barrel,
Gold prices declined over 1 percent on Friday on stronger dollar after U.S. business activity rose to a 26-month high in June
Dubai's headline consumer price index inflation averaged 3.4 percent annually in Q1 of 2024
If the inflation data is on the lower side, the Fed might lower interest rates twice this year
Brent oil futures expiring in August fell 0.4 percent to $84.88 a barrel
Decline is U.S. weekly jobless claims, new housing construction raised hopes for a rate cut in September
Brent crude futures for August delivery dipped slightly by 15 cents to $85.56 per barrel
Seven MPC members voted to hold the 5.25 percent rate, while two preferred a 0.25 percentage point cut to 5 percent
