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How High Oil Prices Lead to Recession
There is ample evidence that spikes in oil prices leads to recession, at least in the US, which is an oil-importing nation. James Hamilton has shown that 10 out of the last 11 US recessions were associated with oil price … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged asphalt, diesel, gasoline, government deficits, high oil prices, hydrocracking, jet fuel, oil prices, recession
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Why High Oil Prices Are Now Affecting Europe More Than the US
The world is presently sharing a limited supply of oil. When oil prices rise, oil production doesn’t rise very much, if at all. The issues then become: Which buyers get the oil? What uses get priced out of the market? … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Brent, debt defaults, diesel, Europe, Eurozone, fossil fuel, gasoline, imported oil, natural gas, oil, oil prices, peak oil, petroleum, recession, West Texas Intermediate, WTI
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