The Australian share market has opened lower with investors nervous after North Korea fired a missile over Japan for the second time in a month, re-igniting geopolitical tensions.
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Oil prices have risen, with Brent closing at a five-month high, as the US dollar weakened and after a string of reports forecasting the market would tighten further as fuel demand increased.
Gold has rebounded from a two-week low as North Korea threatened the United States and Japan, and the dollar softened despite strong US consumer inflation data, which could allow further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve.
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The Australian share market has finished slightly lower for a second day running as mining stocks dipped but better-than-expected jobs growth helped lift the Australian dollar back around US80 cents territory after an overnight dip.
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Crude oil prices have risen after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said a global surplus of crude was starting to shrink, even though US data showed another big increase in domestic inventories due to Hurricane Harvey.
Gold prices have fallen to a one-and-a-half-week low, erasing earlier gains as the US dollar index jumped, though a retreat in global stocks after Tuesday's record high prevented deeper losses.
The share market surrendered its early gains to close relatively steady as investors practised caution ahead of US inflation data and Australian jobs figures out later in the week.
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday after OPEC forecast higher demand in 2018 and Russia and Venezuela confirmed their commitment to a production-cutting deal to reduce the global crude glut.
Gold bounced up from the lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as the US dollar pared gains and US President Donald Trump said UN sanctions on North Korea are "nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen."
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Oil prices have risen as key US refineries began restarts following Hurricane Harvey, which may help revive crude oil processing, while fuel prices fell as Hurricane Irma is likely to clip demand for petrol and diesel.
Gold prices have fallen more than one per cent from the previous session's 13-month high as relief that North Korea did not conduct a missile test over the weekend helped to lift global stocks, the US dollar and bond yields.
The Australian share market has closed higher as investors took some comfort from North Korea refraining from any more provocative missile launches over the weekend.
The Australian share market is higher in early trading as heavy falls from the mining giants are offset by strong gains by the heavyweight banks and healthcare sectors.
The Australian dollar is almost half a cent lower against its US counterpart, falling back from its 81 US cents of Friday, despite the greenback itself weakening.
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US crude prices have tumbled down more than three per cent on worries that energy demand would be hit hard as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, headed toward Flori
Gold has held near its highest in more than a year as the US dollar dropped and weak economic data lowered expectations of a December interest rate rise in the United States.
