Oil trader Stephen Schork said the current price of oil reflects investors’ fear of military conflict. Analysts expect prices to continue to climb, but there are indications some investors may sell high oil prices appear to slow economic growth …

Mr. Steffens and host George Jarkesy talked about the current dip in oil prices and the outlook for oil prices going forward in 2012. Mr. Steffens stated that he felt that in regard to the current price of oil just on the fundamentals would be in the $…

Many countries have expressed their concerns about the current price of oil, but what’s next? Earlier in the year, Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if the West stopped the country from selling crude. If Tehran carried through with this threat …

“If I forecast inflation at 1.9%, based on current futures prices, and the price of oil goes to $200 [a barrel], then that will affect inflation,” Karadeloglou said. “If one of the factors we consider is mistaken, it may affect decisions.

“A sudden and brutal rise in the price of oil” from Brent crude’s current levels of $125 a barrel “would have serious consequences on the global economy” until other oil-exporting nations were able to bridge the gap, she added. Lagarde’s comments came a …

“The current high price of oil cushions Russia’s public finances,” Fitch said. “But in the absence of fiscal tightening that significantly cuts the non-oil and gas fiscal deficit, a severe and sustained drop in the oil price would have a …

Oil trader Stephen Schork said the current price of oil reflects investors’ fear of military conflict. Analysts expect prices to continue to climb, but there are indications some investors may sell if high oil prices appear to slow economic …