CNBC | US oil settles nearly 3 pct higher after Fed keeps rates steady CNBC Oil prices moved higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged, having earlier recouped losses after falling as U.S. crude inventories built to record highs. Brent crude futures hit a new 2016 high following ... Oil Sets Another 2016 High Oil retreats from 2016 highs on US crude build; awaits Fed EIA US crude oil inventories +1999K vs +1750K expected |