Category Archives: Economics

Can speculation really raise the price of oil in the long term?

By pcgumban | December 22, 2009

crookmatt asked: It seems to me based on my basic economics 101 experience, that if the price of oil is pushed higher than what would normally be supported by worldwide supply and demand, then the artificially high price will cause demand to decline, supply to rise which would normally cause a surplus. Speculators would [...]

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Can the USA continue to have a good economy and rely on oil for energy?

By pcgumban | December 16, 2009

robert f asked: I just saw the special, “We were warned: Out of gas.” If terrorists destroyed oil installations in Saudia Arabia then how would it affect the USA economy? Has the USA taken measures to protect its economy from an oil, supply, disruption?Sandy

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What would be the economic effect of removing oil from the speculative markets?

By pcgumban | November 25, 2009

Jack L asked: Does oil have to be a traded commodity? Could we remove it from trading and have some other pricing means? How would the US economy be affected? Global economy?Sofia

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If crude oil is a futures commodity, why is the price of gasoline today based on the price of oil today?

By pcgumban | August 15, 2009

thud.fan asked: The gas delivered to the pump today was pulled from the ground weeks ago.Violet

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Why Commodity prices in general and oil prices in particular are rapidly and continuingly rising?

By pcgumban | May 29, 2009

ledeni007 asked: What is a reason and what we should do to make better?Damion

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In commodities trading; would the threat of physical delivery settlement help curb inflation?

By pcgumban | March 26, 2009

Sparky the Greek asked: If a speculator possibly had to take delivery of corn, soybeans, or crude oil would that slow down the rampant speculators and thus curb inflation on our prices of food and gas?
As it is now, most commodities settle to an index, I believe mostly due to the oversight the delivery process [...]

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If the price of oil plummets (eg, to $40 a barrel) how would stock prices of oil/energy companies be impacted?

By pcgumban | January 9, 2009

berman250 asked: Would stock prices of oil/energy companies drop a great deal as well, along with the price of oil? Would the stock prices rise? Could it go either way, based on other factors?Leola

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