Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Climb on Falling Dollar Wall Street Journal An increase in U.S. interest rates could lift the dollar, which would make oil more expensive for traders who conduct business in other currencies. But The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index, which tracks the dollar against a basket of other currencies ... US oil settles at $47.33 a barrel, up 56 cents, or 1.2 pct Wall Street retreats despite oil rally Oil Prices Holding as Traders Await Fed |