Oil steady as military action in Syria boosts prices, crude inventories weigh
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Wednesday as Turkey launched an offensive in Syria that could disrupt crude production in the region and on hopes of progress in ending the U.S.-China trade war, but a build in U.S. crude inventories limited gains.Brent crude was up 19 cents at $58.43 a barrel by 1:54 p.m. EDT (1754 GMT), and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $52.77, up 14 cents.Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday,..