date:Feb 10, 2014
weakness in the world's biggest economy, which is also a major consumer of many raw materials.
OIL: Crude oil briefly hit the highest level so far this year, propelled by a weaker dollar and strong heating fuel demand in the US, but ended the week just modest gains following the jobless figures. New York's benchmark West Texas Intermediate hit $98.83 a barrel on Thursday, a peak for 2014.
Freezing conditions continue across the States, supporting heating oil demand, said analyst Lucy Sidebo