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[30 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Fire the Fed, Let OPEC Run US Economic Policy: Caroline Baum
Bloomberg
The second is that oil prices are responsible for our current malaise. If that's the case — if the Federal Reserve is impotent, the federal government is broke and oil prices are responsible for the economy's ebbs and flows — why not put OPEC in
Joint Conclusion of the EU-OPEC Energy DialogueVAdvert Press Center (press release)

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[29 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]

The first is that monetary and fiscal policies have run out of bullets. The second is that oil prices are responsible for our current malaise. If that’s the case — if the Federal Reserve is impotent, the federal government is broke and oil prices are …

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[29 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Commodity Price Correction Setting Up Big Earnings Boost For The Bottom Half
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
The current commodity price correction will serve as a boost to the economy and corporations, particularly because of the lower spot price of oil. It's very arguable that oil around $90.00 a barrel is more stimulative than anything the Federal Reserve

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[10 May 2011 | No Comment | ]

said after last week’s action that a good deal of oil price action will still depend on events in the Middle East and Federal Reserve policy. However, assuming there is no Quantitative Easing 3 after the current QE2 program ends in June, and assuming the …

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[9 May 2011 | No Comment | ]

said after last week’s action that a good deal of oil price action will still depend on events in the Middle East and Federal Reserve policy. However, assuming there is no Quantitative Easing 3 after the current QE2 program ends in June, and assuming the …

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[3 May 2011 | No Comment | ]

The Guardian
Excess Reserves: One More Thing to Worry About
Seeking Alpha
Treasuries declined, stocks rallied, and oil prices dropped sharply in what seemed like the obvious trades at the time. Let this be a lesson to young traders: it does not usually pay to make the trades that are obvious at the time! In the long run,
Bernanke's fuel, oil's rallyFortune
Stock Market Manipulation Covers Up DepressionAshland Current
Incompetence is the Charitable Explanation of The Federal Reserve Board's BehaviorAmerican Thinker
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[3 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
The curious case of the supply-defying rally in oil
Fortune (blog)
The current run-up in oil prices has little to do with oil fields in the Middle East and Texas, and everything to do with Wall Street's access to easy money, thanks to the Federal Reserve. By Cyrus Sanati, contributor FORTUNE — When Federal Reserve

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[28 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve ‘s rate setting committee reported that the central bank intended to leave interest rates unchanged at their current low levels … decline of the U.S. Dollar and a hike in oil prices in Asian trading, with WTI crude oil …

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[26 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures fell more than $1 on Tuesday as investors reduced risk ahead of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve and after Saudi Aramco’s chief executive said the kingdom was not comfortable with current oil prices.

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[13 Apr 2011 | No Comment | ]

The Business Insider
US Federal Reserve Beige Book: Boston District (Text)
Bloomberg
Contacts note price increases for commodities, including cotton, dairy, grains, meat, produce, and nuts; several express concern about likely future cost increases. Shipping costs are said to be increasing, attributable to rising oil prices.
Fed's Beige Book Sees Widespread But Often Muted ImprovementIMarketnews.com
Economics 101: Long Material, Short Certified IdiotsThe Market Oracle

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