Analysts Debate Effect of High Oil Prices
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High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all US recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year.
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The recent fall in crude prices won&#39;t affect policy, say group officials. But the second quarter may be a different story. The early December plunge in oil prices has been dizzying.
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Worried soaring oil prices could  hurt the best global prospects in years, finance chiefs from  wealthy nations met on Friday to try to work out what lay  behind the surge and how to buffer the economic expansion.
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It should only be this simple: Oil prices plunge 20 percent, leading businesses and consumers to ramp up their spending, which gives a nice jolt to the economy. That seems to be the conventional wisdom on Wall Street right now, where the pullback in energy prices is being cheered by investors. But some contrarians think that view could be missing the point.
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The recent spike in oil prices has had some negative impact on the US economy, but the futures markets suggest that this will be a temporary phenomenon, a top Fed official said on Sunday.
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Business & money: Nigerian strike and Iran worries add to pressure as cost of crude oil rises to its highest level this year.
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Falling oil prices hurt energy stocks and a Fed officialâs comments on interest rates also soured the marketâs early good mood.
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Oil prices marched toward &#36;50 a barrel on Friday, weighing on Asian stock markets as investors fretted over the impact of high energy costs on corporate profits, consumer spending and economic growth in general.
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Rising oil prices are unlikely to deal a major blow to global economic growth although the trend may seem &quot;uncomfortable,&quot; a researcher with the International Monetary Fund says.
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WASHINGTON: Global finance chiefs may admit this week that soaring oil prices are a cloud on a generally sunny world economic horizon but they will likely dismiss any chance they could drown growth.
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Soaring oil prices may again hijack  Friday's gathering of finance chiefs from the world's top  economic powers, though a U.S. drive to pressure  China over  currency policy was gathering steam on Thursday.
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The high level of oil prices is posing a risk for the European economic recovery, European Union industry lobby group UNICE said.
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Uncertainty ahead of the U.S.  presidential election is playing some role in high oil prices,  but don't expect a big energy sell-off after the ballots are  counted, oil experts said on Tuesday.
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High oil prices kept Asian stock markets in check on Wednesday as investors fretted over the impact of energy costs on corporate earnings, but an upbeat outlook from Applied Materials lifted some tech issues.
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Financial results from major US firms will this week give investors an indication of how sky-high oil prices are affecting the economy.
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WASHINGTON: Top US economic forecasters are growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil prices on consumer and business spending in â05, a survey released on Sunday showed.
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The housing crisis and high oil prices may cause a slump, analysts warn.