August WTI crude oil (CLQ24) on Thursday closed up +0.84 (+1.04%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ24) closed up +0.23 (+0.09%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday finished moderately higher, with crude posting an 8-week high and gasoline posting a 5-week high. Thursday’s weaker dollar was supportive of energy prices. Also, the outlook for global crude supplies to remain tight in the medium term is bullish for prices. Thursday’s US economic news was mixed for energy demand and crude prices. On the positive side, Q1 GDP was revised upward to +1.4% (q/q annualized) from +1.3%. Conversely, weekly c…