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Hedge funds increased bullish bets on crude oil to the highest in three months as stockpiles dropped and the U.S. economy expanded more than forecast. Money managers raised net-long positions, or wagers on rising prices for West Texas Intermediate crude, by 4.4 percent in the week ended Dec. 24, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Natural gas is set for the biggest annual gain in eight years in New York amid speculation a cold start to 2014 in the U.S. may boost demand for the heating fuel. Futures for February delivery rose as much as 0.4 percent to $4.446 per million British thermal units in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile...

Gold swung near a one-week high, heading for a monthly and quarterly loss, as the Federal Reserve scales back stimulus amid a strengthening U.S. economy, damping demand for a protection of wealth. Gold fell 3.4 percent in December for a fourth monthly loss and tumbled 28 percent this year, poised for its worst annual drop since 1981, as...

The yen traded 0.2 percent from a five-year low against the dollar as the Bank of Japan continues unprecedented easing while the U.S. Federal Reserve begins to pare stimulus. The yen fell  as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average (NKY) closed above 16,000 for the first time in six years, reducing demand for the currency as a...