Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Near Flat As Dollar Rises Wall Street Journal Oil prices traded near flat Friday, erasing earlier gains, after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman left the door open for a sooner-than-later rate increase. Oil has moved inversely with the dollar since Chairwoman Janet Yellen's remarks at the annual ... Oil prices drift lower at Friday's open as markets await Yellen US oil settles at $47.33 a barrel, up 56 cents, or 1.2 pct Oil Prices Climb on Falling Dollar |