10:31a EIA reports rise of 72 billion cubic feet in U.S. natural-gas supplies 10:31a August natural gas at $2.883/mln Btus, down from $2.925 before supply data 11:00a Fed says monetary policy is still accommodative 11:00a Fed says productivity growth slowdown may be restraining compensation 11:00a Fed expects balance-sheet normalization to begin this year 11:00a Fed forecasts a 'gradual' increase in interest rates 1:04p U.S. weekly active oil-rig count up 7 at 763: Baker Hughes 1:04p U.S. total weekly active drilling-rig count climbs 12 to 952: Baker Hughes 1:04p August WTI oil trades at $44.03/bbl, down from $44.40 before the rig data