Oil prices

• Venezuela, Shale’s plateau, and the US' old oil reflex - If the US operation in Venezuela tells us anything, it’s that Washington is thinking past the shale boom and back to a more traditional playbook.
• Gold back above $4,200 as Fed cut bets rise - The weak dollar supported demand for bullion, as it makes gold cheaper for overseas buyers.
• Oil prices rise amid Ukraine strikes on Russian oil infrastructure - US-brokered peace talks in Moscow yielded scarce progress.