Dollar Strength and Stock Market Weakness Undercut Crude Oil Prices

Written on 12/12/2025
Rich Asplund

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Friday closed down -0.16 (-0.28%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0077 (-0.44%). Crude oil and gasoline prices moved lower on Friday, with gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Friday's dollar strength weighed on energy prices. Also, Friday's stock weakness has...Oil pipeline in winter by Robson Machado via Pixabay
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