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Wall Street is also waiting on Friday for the U.S. to release its producer price index for October, which captures inflation before it reaches consumers. The September report showed the biggest increase since December 2022 and that data showed that rising fuel prices, particularly for diesel fuel, continue to push shipping and warehousing prices higher.<\/p>\n
Oil prices are mixed a day after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. didn\u2019t \u201cneed a deal with Iran\u201d even as the conflict in the Middle East drags on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need a deal with Iran,\u201d he posted on social media. \u201cThose days have long since passed. We\u2019ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we\u2019ve got their Strait!\u201d<\/p>\n
Brent crude, the international standard, was up 0.2 per cent at $96.04 a barrel on Friday. It was trading near $72 per barrel in late February before the Iran war began.
Benchmark U.S. crude fell 0.4 per cent, to $88.39 a barrel.<\/p>\n
In Europe, Germany\u2019s DAX climbed 0.1 per cent, to 26,806.21 and the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.1 per cent, to 8,365.44. Britain\u2019s FTSE 100 gained 0.1 per cent to 10,871.82. Asian markets were mostly lower.<\/p>\n
The U.S. dollar rose to 159.98 Japanese yen from 159.84 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1051, down from $1.1055.<\/p>\n
\u2013 with a file from Global\u2019s Ariel Rabinovitch<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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