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Why oil under $30 per barrel is a major problem
A person often reads that low oil prices–for example, $30 per barrel oil prices–will stimulate the economy, and the economy will soon bounce back. What is wrong with this story? A lot of things, as I see it: 1. Oil … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged low oil prices, oil demand, oil production, oil supply, recession
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Low Oil Prices: Why Worry?
Most people believe that low oil prices are good for the United States, since the discretionary income of consumers will rise. There is the added benefit that Peak Oil must be far off in the distance, since “Peak Oilers” talked … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged debt defaults, demographics, limits to growth, low oil prices, oil demand, peak oil, recession
1,093 Comments
Deflationary Collapse Ahead?
Both the stock market and oil prices have been plunging. Is this “just another cycle,” or is it something much worse? I think it is something much worse. Back in January, I wrote a post called Oil and the Economy: Where … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged China debt, collapse, deflation, financial collapse, low oil prices, recession
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How Economic Growth Fails
We all know generally how today’s economy works: Our economy is a networked system. I have illustrated it as being similar to a child’s building toy. Ever-larger structures can be built by adding more businesses and consumers, and by using … Continue reading
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Tagged commodity prices, economic growth, energy consumption, low oil price, low wages, recession
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Nine Reasons Why Low Oil Prices May “Morph” Into Something Much Worse
Why are commodity prices, including oil prices, lagging? Ultimately, the question comes back to, “Why isn’t the world economy making very many of the end products that use these commodities?” If workers were getting rich enough to buy new homes and … Continue reading
