Factors That Pushed Oil Price Up Are Now Pushing It Down
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No matter what theory oil analysts used to explain the spike in petroleum prices over the summer, this week those analysts were saying that those factors -- geopolitics, supplies of refined products and hedge fund speculation -- are working in reverse to drive prices down.
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Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
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Oil prices continued their recent slide as optimism that supply would hold up this winter had more traders shifting money out of energy markets.
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Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time and analysts said Tuesday that prices could keep rising because of a sharp rise in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria.    Homeowners and energy-intensive industries could feel the sting from high oil prices worsen as seasonal demand picks up this winter, and there is already evidence that the supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan are making it more costly to drive...
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Rising demand, a falling dollar and rosy economic predictions, have stoked the price of commodities in the last few years. But times are changing.
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Oil prices deepened this week's 8  percent rout on Friday, edging nearer $50 a barrel as China's  surprise interest rate rise stirred concerns over demand growth  from the world's second largest energy user.
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&quot;The sharp rise in oil prices has contributed to the weakening of the expansion in recent months, and will likely continue to do so for several quarters,&quot; the IMF report said.
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High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the U.S. economy.
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The dollar garnered support from a slide in crude oil prices.
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Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel today, after figures showed supplies in the U.S. were down for a third consecutive week.
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Higher crude prices raise gasoline costs, increasing inflation, and lowering crude prices.
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U.S. retail gasoline prices appear to have bottomed out now that crude oil costs are rising again, and pump prices are expected to start climbing, the government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday.
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Q: Why has the price of crude oil ranged from $10 a barrel five years ago to almost $50 this year? Surely the supply-and-demand equation hasn&#39;t changed that much.
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U.S. retail gasoline prices appear  to have bottomed out now that crude oil costs are rising again,  and pump prices are expected to start climbing, the  government's top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday.
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Oil prices went down and stock prices went up, pushing blue chip stocks to their third straight weekly gain. All the major stock market indexes moved up, although it was one of the lightest trading weeks of
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SINGAPORE, DEC 6: Oil prices inched up from a three-month low on Monday as traders caught their breath after last weekâs 14% dive and considered a possible output reduction at Opecâs upcoming meeting.
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The price of crude reaches a new high in the US, driven up by official data showing a decline in heating oil stocks.