Prices at the pump got a little more painful over the past two weeks as crude oil continues to rise. Oil has risen as a weak economy and expectations of further action by the Federal Reserve drive the dollar down.
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Besides the unemployed, nobody is getting hurt worse in this economy than seniors. Prices on many commodities are skyrocketing, but the Consumer Price Index, which is the yardstick used to adjust Social Security for inflation,…
Some OPEC members want oil prices to rise to $100 a barrel to offset the decline in the dollar.
The value of the dollar, which has slipped 13% since June against major world currencies, means that the “real price” of oil is about $20 less than current levels, Venezuela’s Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said after Thursday’s OPEC meeting in Vienna.
OPEC, which accounts for…
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Some OPEC Members Push for $100 a Barrel Oil originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:57:00.
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The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly jumped to $46.3 billion in August, as the nation’s deficit with China surged to a record $28 billion. Oil prices were the other key culprit as the petroleum deficit surged 5.7%.
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World demand for oil will increase in the final months of 2010, but will be lower than expected in 2011, The International Energy Agency said.
The IEA cut its forecast for 2011 demand to 1.21 million barrels per day, from 1.27 million bpd, Reuters reported. The agency also increased its estimate for 2010 by 260,00 bpd, citing factors such as heating oil restocking.
“The market…
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World Oil Demand Will Be Lower Than Expected in 2011 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:30:00.