
July WTI crude oil (CLN23) this morning is up +2.59 (+3.80%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN23) is up +2.85 (+1.17%). July Nymex natural gas (NGN23) is down -0.104 (-4.59%).
Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are sharply higher on strong economic data and a decline in the dollar index to a 1-week low. Also, the House passage of the debt ceiling deal sparked a rally in stocks and other risk assets such as crude. Crude prices shrugged off an unexpected increase in weekly EIA crude inventories.