Oil production Analysts say that China’s economy … Maybe the president’s announcement had something to do with the current price drop. Of course I can hear my former colleague, Jack Z. Smith, saying, “It’s supply and demand, Bob …

Oil prices were also supported by data from the US epartment of Labor signalling a fragile recovery in the US jobs market. Analysts expect further data due to be released later Friday to show that the US economy added a net 206,000 jobs in February …

“We should be much more concerned about the growth-destroying effects of oil price hikes compared with the still modest and depressed carbon price,” analysts said. The current oil price is equivalent to an almost unimaginable 153 euro carbon price …

“We should be much more concerned about the growth-destroying effects of oil price hikes compared with the still modest and depressed carbon price,” analysts said. The current oil price is equivalent to an almost unimaginable 153 euro carbon …

“The current price action is a liquidity and investment-driven rally on the back of U.S. economic sentiment and improving equity markets, fueled further by fears of possibly supply cutbacks.” Oil may rise next week on concern that shipments …

The Fed has limited options to reboot the economy, with the current fed fund rate near zero. Any potential upside in the economies of the U.S. and EU will have a major impact on oil prices and will push them outside our expected range.

The U.S. has said it will not tolerate such a move. “Current global economic activity and oil market fundamentals do not justify today’s elevated price levels,” said energy analyst Richard Soultanian with NUS Consulting. However, “it’s clear …

The U.S. has said it will not tolerate such a move. “Current global economic activity and oil market fundamentals do not justify today’s elevated price levels,” said energy analyst Richard Soultanian with NUS Consulting. However, “it’s clear …

As the world’s second-largest economy after the U.S., China often gets to be an economic free rider “even absent the current tensions … Instead, China’s oil executives are expected to demand lower prices for Iranian crude, said Mark …