Oil price jumps to six-month high as Fed leaves rates unchanged

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Daniel Flynn
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Oil prices jumped 3% yesterday, hitting their highest level since November, after the US Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates unchanged once against in its latest monthly meeting.

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