West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to a two-month high after a report showed the U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at a faster rate than previously estimated. Futures rose 0.3 percent, capping a weekly gain of 2.8 percent. Gross domestic product increased at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, up from a previous estimate of 3.6 percent, Commerce Department figures showed. The Federal Reserve said Dec. 18 that it will taper its bond-buying program amid improved prospects for the job market. A government report this week showed fuel use was at the highest level since 2008. “The economy is improving,” said Bob Yawger, director of the futures division at Mizuho Securities USA Inc. in New York. “The Fed decision was a vote of confidence in the economy and for future fuel demand.” WTI for February delivery rose 28 cents to $99.32 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange […]