Oil cools after 3-day rally amid Fed uncertainty, U.S. inventory build

Oil prices were muted on Thursday as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials

They supported the dollar and brewed some concerns over more interest rate hikes

while U.S. crude inventories also logged a seventh straight week of builds

Federal Reserve officials saw markets reassessing their outlook for U.S

This bolstered the dollar , which in turn weighed on crude markets

Fears of a more hawkish Fed were back in play after

 stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data rattled crude markets last week

U.S. inflation data due next week is expected to inform monetary policy in the coming months

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