Global oil futures fell Thursday, resuming their slide after a brief spike following the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would leave U.S. interest rates unchanged. Economists saw about a one-in-four chance of a rate increase. The dollar eased ahead of the announcement. A weaker U.S. currency can be supportive to dollar-denominated commodities like oil. Both U.S. crude and Brent extended losses ahead of the 2 p.m. EDT announcement. After the decision was announced, U.S. crude darted into positive territory while Brent pared losses. Within 10 minutes, both benchmarks relinquished gains. The CBOE oil volatility index fell ahead of the announcement but jumped nearly 15 percent in the minute after the decision. It traded more than 9 percent lower in the day by crude oil settlement. Many in the market […]