NYMEX crude oil, RBOB futures settle lower

摘要

New York—NYMEX crude and RBOB futures settled lower August 30, falling as fears receded that energy infrastructure in the US Gulf Coast had suffered any serious damage from what is now Tropical Storm Isaac. Also, weakness in equities and a firm US dollar weighed on futures, while the market’s attention turns to the August 31 address by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, where investors will look for hints of another round of quantitative easing.