Crude prices rise on storm forecast, rate cut

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    NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose Friday on Hurricane Dean and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.
    The National Hurricane Center said Dean strengthened, which will head straight into the Gulf and a direct threat to oil and gas infrastructure.
    The Fed cut its discount rate by a half percentage point, easing some investors' fears of an economic slowdown.
    Light, sweet crude for September delivery rose 98 cents to settle at 71.98 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
    In London, October Brent crude added 67 cents to settle at 70.44 dollars a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
               
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