NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures settled 2.4 percent higher on Tuesday, snapping a two-day losing streak, ahead of inventory reports forecast to show that domestic crude stocks fell last week.
Minutes of the June meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers released late in the session showed they were ready to provide more monetary easing if the economic recovery remains sluggish, helping push prices higher near the close.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange crude for August
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