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He said the country will also maintain its reserves and budget stability regardless of falling global oil prices.

But high oil prices are not the only factor affecting the Sensex, which has lost about 23 percent of its value since the start of the year.

Due to the demand of the oil prices have fallen, but coal is still at the same speed continued to grow.

Saudi Arabia needs to keep the world addicted to oil as long as possible, so giving it a breather with lower oil prices isn't a bad thing.

Last point, last graph. One of the things that we've got to do is to stabilize oil prices.

Galloping growth in Asia, led by China, was one of the key reasons why global oil prices started shooting up in 2004.

In fact, since the last increase in domestic oil prices since the domestic market, oil prices began to drop the case.

Typically, a stronger dollar makes oil more expensive for foreign investors and tends to put downward pressure on oil prices.

As you know, oil prices have decreased dramatically in recent months, and we are simply responding to this change in the market.

FAO senior economist Abdul ceremony Sae Ba Xian, said: "the high oil prices and food prices continued to form a vicious cycle. "

At some point over the next few days or weeks the situation in Libya will calm down and oil prices will subside.

Take oil prices, for example: these (and government subsidies) determine how much maize is planted for ethanol.

It said other input cost pressures were a concern and rising oil prices continued to feed through into rising energy and transport bills.

But he said he did not know whether Bush had spoken about oil prices with Saudi King Abdullah in their talks on Monday in Riyadh.

Paired that with much needed democratic revolutions in places like Libya seems to be the recipe for cooking up even higher oil prices.

That means it is very difficult to see a situation of high oil prices and low coal prices, it is all arbitraged out.

THERE is nothing like high oil prices, it would seem, to free a European airline from protective national sentiment.

Analysts said the high consumer price index (CPI) in recent months had been a deterrent for an increase in oil prices.

Given all that, it's challenging to see how oil prices can keep marching higher.

In such a distortion of the state of oil prices, oil prices may occur at any time the huge oscillations.

a dip in global oil prices during the past week, Americans are paying more than twice as much for gasoline as they did just a few years ago.

He said supply disruptions in the Middle East could send oil prices up to $150 a barrel and help deepen any recession.

The Company's results are estimated not to have positive correlation with crude oil prices due to higher special oil levy.

The spike in oil prices might have done it, but it is now reversing.

Analysts said the IEA's unexpected decision to use strategic stockpiles had exerted only a temporary restraint on oil prices.

But in the case of oil prices, it's hard to see that speculators are playing much of a role.

He had previously touted the idea of a fuel "stabiliser" to smooth fluctuations in oil prices. He gave up that plan.

for the second time in a year on domestic flights to help air carriers cope with the impact of soaring oil prices.

The employers' federation, Confindustria, frets that higher oil prices, rising interest rates and a strong euro could derail the recovery.

Crude oil prices have hit a two-and-a-half year high amid concerns that the unrest in Libya could turn into a full-blown civil war.

$4 Gas: Get Used To It Oil prices fell sharply today, which means gas prices are likely to fall a bit in the short term.

The shift could add to pressure on oil prices, which had been supported by soaring production costs.

The drop in first-quarter earnings isn't a surprise, with oil prices down about 55% from where they were a year ago.

Lower oil prices in the global downturn have led to second-quarter profits at BP more than halving from a year ago.

Oil prices have been on a tear of late, rising almost 6% in a week to close at close to $87 per barrel on April 5.

Samsung said the hybrid electric vehicle market would grow sharply, backed by tightened environmental rules and soaring oil prices.

Bezos participation of financial analysts in a conference call, said: The global crude oil prices rose for us, it is a good thing.

General Motors is running out of cash. Oil prices ran up to historic highs before dropping, but only because of a worldwide recession.

"We have to stop thinking: High oil prices - bad; low oil prices - good, " he said.

If oil prices were to correct, we would view that as bullish for the US dollar as it would reduce inflationary pressure.

Participants at the oil summit in Rome do not seem to find agreement on what is causing the rise in oil prices.

Rodney Schmidt of Standard Chartered suggested that if oil prices continued to fall, oil companies could face growing difficulties.

There was more evidence this week of the effects of high oil prices on the transportation industry.

Gold has historicaly had a strong correlation with crude oil prices, as the metal can be used as a hedge against oil-led inflation.

Some say oil prices have come unglued from the fundamentals of supply and demand, just as they did last summer.

One of the main variables shaping American economic performance this year will be the interaction between the economy and rising oil prices.

The National Bureau of Statistics said the overall increase in the consumer price index was fueled by rises in food and oil prices.

The reverse problem applied during the 1980s: oil prices collapsed, but the expert consensus was that the price would recover soon.

When the fuel tax reform policy, one of the keys to the possibility of a longer period depending on oil prices stable at a low price level.

The last time there was a similar divergence, in 2008, it heralded both a sharp fall in oil prices and a deep recession.

Oil prices have been rising at a bad time, just as many economies have been recovering from the global recession.

In Guinea, the Bank is preparing an emergency budget-support operation to help the government manage the sharp rise in food and oil prices.

High oil prices are a double-edged sword that can both put a damper on already weak growth and spread inflation, he said.

Much of the past decade has been a commodities boom-time, with gold prices, oil prices and Chinese demand all going through the roof.

Granted, that may not be the case for the Middle East sovereign wealth funds, which tend to be a function of oil prices.

Oil prices, which had touched $72 a barrel following the upbeat news from Berlin and Paris, also lost some of their gains.

They were able to maintain economic growth without inflation, despite the rise of oil prices, by following an expansionary monetary policy.

From the outset, ministers, led by top exporter Saudi Arabia, said high oil prices of above $71 a barrel meant there was no need for action.

How can the United States convince Moscow that it has more to gain from enhancing its cooperation with the West, regardless of oil prices?

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The restraint of Saudi Arabia, and of a handful of other countries of the Arabian Gulf, has propped up oil prices.

Today, falling oil prices are rattling investors who fear that this is a sign that the global recovery has come off the rails.

The U. S. Government Accountability Office says higher oil prices could earn Iraq up to $79 billion this year.

Some of these factors have eased in recent months, as oil prices have fallen and Japan has begun to recover.

Motoring groups put it down to oil prices and the economy. Others offer a more fundamental explanation: the golden age of motoring is over.

Oil prices could remain lower for longer than many seem to think.

High oil prices are therefore at least partially a consequence of an expansionary monetary policy in the US.

"There is a common understanding now that [oil prices] has nothing to do with supply and demand, " he said.

Strong growth with mild inflation is all the more amazing given the tripling of oil prices since 2003.

Unexpected interruptions in oil supplies have been a factor driving oil prices above $140 a barrel lately.

It has been quite a while since the world last heard some good news on oil prices.

The tight balance between supply and demand was not the only factor driving the increase in oil prices.

International commodities still has rebound, oil prices, gold prices continued to rise.

Commodity prices continued to plunge, as crude oil prices dropped to the lowest level since December, approaching $85 a barrel.

Then, when oil prices fell, the president was able to cut prices of subsidised fuel, used by 90% of the population, three times.

'With oil prices rising, it could encourage a bigger corn crop at the expense of other crops, ' he said.

Thanks largely to high oil prices, its economy has grown by an average of 6. 5% a year.

But forecasts say it will still outpace demand in the U. S. and Europe and will still be strong enough to push oil prices higher.

Given the still uncertain prospects for these large economies, it's hard to see how demand will drive oil prices higher.

And with oil prices lower, gasoline prices will decline and investors will suddenly feel a bit richer.

As U. S. oil prices hurtled toward $100 a barrel, domestic investors began to tally up the potential impact.

Oil prices are still high but as long as they do not rise to an even higher level Americans will have more to spend.

The rumour about the terror attack at Nigeria's production establishments last week did not drive the OPEC's oil prices soaring.

"This can only have a negative impact over oil prices, " sending them higher, he said.

Increasing gloom over the health of the world economy has helped to shove down oil prices at a dizzying rate since the summer.

High oil prices, capacity constraints and gradually rising interest rates are the key factors that have been dampening the global expansion.

Most economists believe that even without economic reforms, current oil prices would enable growth of about 3 per cent a year.

The pick-and-shovel (in this case, drill-bit-and-drill-ship) companies are also good bets if oil prices are headed up over the long term.

Oil prices surged on the back of better than expected inventory data on Wednesday, reported by the Department of Energy.

With just a modest fall in oil prices, the sands' production would start to go.

An alternative explanation might be that high oil prices have done their job.

But increased oil prices could push up the rate of inflation, Zhou Dadi, vice-director of China Energy Research Society said.

Opec's president yesterday warned oil prices could hit $200 a barrel and there would be little the cartel could do to help.

"I believe, based on supply and demand fundamentals, crude oil prices should not be above $60 per barrel, " he said.

After all, it was the collapse of global oil prices in the early 1990s that brought down the Soviet Union.

Just as high oil prices help Africa's petroleum economies, so higher prices for beans, cereals, dairy products and meat boost smallholders.

The bank believes oil prices could trough in March or April with the seasonal slowdown in demand.

What no one foresaw was that oil prices would peak in 2007, and then all grain and fertiliser prices would double.

From the company's point of view, this has the advantage of letting the oil company share in any increase in oil prices.

The International Energy Agency had reported that high oil prices had begun to dent consumption growth.

Among the implications is the rapid spike in oil prices and its potential to trigger another global economic slowdown.

The ample liquidity created by years of record oil prices has left cash-flush banks looking for projects to take on to their books.

Boosted by strong growth on the back of rising oil prices, he was able to eliminate rival sources of power while retaining broad popularity.

Energy accounts for a third of the cost of grain production and oil prices are increasing demand for biofuels.

Indeed the collapse of oil prices, one of the few reasons around for economic cheer, may be setting the stage for another spike.

Recent weakness in the dollar and strong oil prices suggest that this trend will continue.

Even if palm-oil prices slip downwards, forest-conservation plans would need to be very robust to compete.

She warned people to be prepared for a sharp spike in oil prices in 2009, adding "it will drive up prices of cars and houses as well. "

The British prime minister believes that rising oil prices, protectionism and high unemployment could undermine a fragile economy.

However, oil prices have now dropped to the level of early 2007, domestic car sales seems to be no signs of warming .

the collapse in oil prices, plus rapidly dwindling Syrian production of the stuff, confronts Mr Assad with a fast-approaching budget crisis.

Signs the U. S. economy is gaining strength have spurred a rally on Wall Street this week, and that in turn drove oil prices up.

Kubarych said the situation has some echoes of the 1970s, when dollar weakness was impacting oil prices and inflationary expectations.

U. S. industrial production continued to decline, while oil prices remained above $100 a barrel.

The rising price will pinch consumers and industries that had found lower oil prices one of the few bright spots in the economic downturn.

Before this, global oil prices and particularly European-traded Brent crude had been driven up by the Flaming Port Index referenced above.

Rising oil prices come just as the global economic recovery is showing signs of gaining traction.

China is not about to send everyone back to the land. So what is the solution to surging oil prices?

But he said tumbling global oil prices had halved the oil revenues the government expected to pour into the budget.

Oil prices have been high in response to social tensions in the Middle East and rising consumption in economies out of recession.

The British premier believes rising oil prices, protectionism and high unemployment could undermine a fragile economy.

If not, all bets are off and those who forecast oil prices will again be shown to be no better than their local weatherman .

Iron ore, nickel and crude oil prices are all half of what they were in the middle of the year.

Because demand is fuelling prices, "the only way to keep oil prices down is to remain in a recession, which hardly sounds attractive" .

Increased exploration spurred by high oil prices paired with that drop in demand led to two decades of low oil prices.

WHEN oil prices last approached $80 a barrel, a year ago, pundits put it down to the "fear factor" .

With most of its earnings from exploring and producing, PetroChina is firmly out of favour as oil prices languish.

With oil prices rising steeply in the recently years , the economic incentive to produce grain - based fuels has risen as well .

Oil producing group OPEC meet in December to decide on a production policy in the light of current oil prices and economic recovery.

Russia, in spite of being the weakest of the four, is expected to see its economy grow again next year, helped by rising oil prices.

One of the most significant suggestions is to impose incremental taxation on upstream oil companies when oil prices rise above $60 a barrel.

The forecast for recovery is premised on a revival in global oil demand, stabilizing oil prices and a rebound in key export markets.

Rising oil prices, which drive up the cost of shipping goods by boat or plane, are also eating in to China's edge.

Some examples: With oil prices less than one-third their July peak, the energy sector is ripe for an eventual rebound.

The bank indicated it would defend this level unless oil prices fell to $30 a barrel.

Indeed, observers point out that this is the first time China has really had to deal with a large spike in oil prices.

And this comes at a time of an external shock in the first quarter of 2011 from a stagflationary rise in oil prices.

The book is particularly interesting to read now, as the country struggles with the drop in oil prices during a global economic recession.

With oil prices rising steeply in recent years, economic incentive to produce grain-based fuels has (a reason) risen as well.

Growth in the global economy remains fairly robust, supported by favourable financing conditions and a further decline in oil prices.

Nonetheless, the report noted "weaker prospects for North America, where high oil prices may have finally begun to dent oil demand" .

In other parts of the region, rising commodity and oil prices are testing central banks' ability to take the initiative.

Clean-energy fever is being fuelled by three things: high oil prices, fears over energy security and a growing concern about global warming.

Two stalwarts are still standing between the world's slumping economies and a steep drop in oil prices: China and Saudi Arabia.

Unsaid was the fact that even if the Saudis could reduce gas and oil prices, why would they?

Authorities have said they have no alternative to the sharp increases because surging crude oil prices have strained government finances.

The rise in oil prices up to mid-2008 drove material costs higher and also shifted consumer preferences towards smaller vehicles.

Since July, oil prices have backed off, and stocks have done a bit better.

Economist Sander said further gains in oil prices could pose a real risk for the global economy and, by extension, the Thai economy.

Russia, for instance, has mountains of foreign reserves, rakes in cash from soaring oil prices, and exports very little to the U. S.

At the Judiciary Committee hearing, Democratic senators struggled to have the executives explain how oil prices had risen so high.

By contrast, the long booms during the Reagan and Clinton years were underpinned by low oil prices.

With oil prices reaching over a hundred dollars a barrel, saving gas is now extremely important.

To be sure, higher crude oil prices are a negative for many Asian economies, and could add to inflationary expectations.

Crude oil prices have eased back from new highs, but still flirted near the 100-dollar mark Wednesday, adding concern to the U.

Lower oil prices could also make it harder for some companies to survive on their own, leading to a new wave of mergers and acquisitions.

What Washington has proposed so far to deal with the higher oil prices are Band-Aid solutions, he says.

"The record high oil prices up to mid-2008 have put pressure on the formal oil- linkage in long- term contracts, " the draft adds .

Members of the U. S. Congress encouraged Bush to raise the issue of soaring food prices and oil prices with other leaders.

The news that OPEC production quotas would not budge immediately sent oil prices upward.

On both occasions a weaker dollar, rising oil prices and a "decoupled" world economy made America's central bank more hawkish .

Price increases to become one of the livelihood of 2010, oil prices, housing prices, food prices, have been rising.

But all the broad regions of the developing world have been growing strongly, despite the obstacle of high oil prices.

Wyss said he's also concerned that oil prices could shoot higher, even if a recession cuts into global demand.

While the annual increase sounds steep, it largely reflects severe weakness a year ago and, in particular, a rebound in oil prices.

The two leaders also touched on the issue of world oil prices and agreed that the oil prices should be kept at a reasonable level.

Analysts have been surprised at the recent resilience of oil prices given the impact on energy demand of the global recession.

Already today, central banks face steeply higher oil prices combined with a pause in falling import prices from developing Asia.

OPEC has lately decided to hold production at its current levels despite oil prices in excess of $100 a barrel.

Falling oil prices offer a rare flash of good news for the U. S. economy.

It feels like the 1970s: economies weakening, inflation accelerating, the US dollar tumbling and oil prices surging.

The world has so far shrugged off higher oil prices with the help of two powerful economic forces.

Concerns about higher oil prices and a US slowdown had "clearly increased downside risks" , the report's authors said.

Elsewhere, higher oil prices are threatening to unwind some of the recovery plays being carefully crafted by western officials.

Economists believe that oil prices would still be above $100 even if peace broke out in North Africa and the Middle East.

Oil prices are a crucial driver. When oil prices went into orbit, retail sales cracked.

With oil prices high, China's policymakers are hedging their bets by investing in one of the world's most controversial fuels: coal diesel.

After rising in the first three months of the year, oil prices are starting to feel the pinch of burgeoning inventories.

The strongest force lifting oil prices at the moment is America's weakened dollar.

The move into gold reflects how investors fear rising inflation from the twin forces of higher oil prices and a weaker dollar.

January's VAT rise has added to the inflation stemming from oil prices and a weak pound, sapping consumer spending.

And then you've got to use a lot of steam to separate it, which only works at today's oil prices.

Oil prices have fallen from their recent peaks, but perhaps they are still high enough to change minds in Rome, just as they did in Madrid.

Economists estimate that a $10 drop in oil prices translates to an increase of a few tenths of a percent in gross-domestic product growth.

Watch out for headlines from Saudi Arabia's "Day of Rage" , which may precipitate a reversal in oil prices.

Matthew, from what you are saying there, as far as what your researcher has found: Where do you think oil prices should actually be trading?

The International Energy Agency yesterday raised its forecast for international oil prices to at least $65 a barrel in 2030.

Oil prices could hit levels much higher than once thought possible, heightening the risk of a global economic slowdown.

Moreover, the unadjusted surplus can no longer be explained away due to the stronger currency or lower oil prices.

Operation of the oil market situation is tight and not missing, rose without chaos, high oil prices and not out of control.

The very recent retreat in oil prices may be a signal that the balance is tipping in this direction globally.

The decline in oil prices could provide a form of stimulus to the economy as consumers pay less to fill up their tanks.

Domestically, Mr. Chavez leaves behind a deeply divided country with an economy in disarray, barely kept afloat by high oil prices.

A global recession could clobber demand, causing a surplus in supply and a swift fall in oil prices, the argument goes.

High international oil prices, and the upward momentum will not be reduced, for the transport of oil products price pressure.

Japan's better than expected GDP data railed to lift riskier assets, and equities and oil prices experience a pull back.

Refineries in the port city are processing inventories so oil prices are not expected to be impacted, Xinhua said.

Oil prices have fallen for the fifth day in a row, weighed down by a stronger US dollar and amid concerns over demand.

By Oman, the situation in the MENA countries, the international oil prices continued to rise 28.

This helped to underpin oil prices Wednesday despite weaker Asian stock markets and a stronger dollar.

Energy companies already have been pummeled by the broader stock-market selloff and concerns about falling oil prices.

Producers will leave oil in the ground if the rise in real oil prices is expected to be faster than the return on the alternative assets.

At the time the quadrupling of oil prices was making Brazil's high levels of agricultural subsidy unaffordable.

One of the most striking short-term pulls on oil prices is a futures-market condition called contango.

Analysts say if oil prices keep climbing, it could push up the cost of fuel and food.

The credit crunch and the global slowdown's hit to oil prices have left the economies of the Persian Gulf looking unusually shaky.

On a more positive note for American consumers, oil prices receded amid reports of falling domestic demand for fossil fuels.

But oil prices surged to near $118 a barrel, nearing a two-and-a-half-year high, on concerns over the assault.

Exxon won court orders freezing $12b in assets held by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, which led to a rise in oil prices.

It also warned of the need to prepare for a more complete pass-through of higher global crude oil prices.

However, Mr Voser signalled that at present oil prices, this level would not rise any further next year.

I think a number of investing ideas fall out of this forecast for rising oil prices.

They lost 2 cents in a week as oil prices reversed course.

The infection proved catching, though, and soon world oil prices slid and hundreds of thousands of Russians lost their jobs.

A stream of money flowed from Asian banks into United States Treasury bonds, and interest rates fell as a result. Oil prices also dropped.

Now oil prices have fallen and the speculation frenzy has cooled off, food prices have also fallen by up to 50 per cent.

Economic decline, soaring oil prices, radicalized populations and an uncontrolled tide of migration are all high on the list.

"We had to seek emergency steps to save fuel costs because oil prices have gone up too much, " the defence ministry said.

Central bankers' mistake then was to hold monetary policy too loose, so that higher oil prices quickly fed into other prices.

But it also suggests much more appreciation in oil prices would be hard to bear.

As long as oil prices remain high, the contribution of personal consumption spending to growth will also be limited.

But considering how actual demand in the U. S is still quite weak, I think there is a downside risk for oil prices.

Economically, however, Iran is in a hole that will only deepen as oil prices fall further.

The negative terms-of-trade impact of high oil prices is estimated at around three percent of income in oil-importing low-income countries.

Crude-oil prices have since risen to just above $75 a barrel, the highest level in a year.

Rising oil prices in recent years have been good for oil producing countries, though, including those with sovereign wealth funds.

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When he sells his long contracts in the future he would increase the supply of future oil, hence lowering future oil prices.

Meanwhile, Russia, whose economy contracted sharply during the global recession, remains dependent on oil prices.

But with lower oil prices, the government wants more money from a wealthy group that at the moment pays relatively little.

Crude oil prices fell to the lowest level in two months after an unexpected increase in US inventories.

Others were the result of factors that have nothing to do with Mr Perry, such as high oil prices.

In recent years, the shortage of energy, crude oil prices are led Chile to strengthen in nuclear power field research and cooperation.

Crude oil prices are, however, still about 50 per cent higher than a year ago.

U. S. stocks fell on Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices and weak outlooks at some retailers raised anxieties about consumer spending.

But each time, the data has come to an end in the face of weaker economic data or the perceived impact of high oil prices.

Those hours are being used up faster than expected, as recent high oil prices dragged up gas prices, making coal more attractive as a fuel.

Due to the influence of oil prices, consumption tax reform and the stock market, the enthusiasm of the consumer weakened.

Higher supplies, in other words, can't be relied on at this point to bring down oil prices.

But the sales volume of motor vehicles and parts fell 8. 6% from a year earlied, as high oil prices reduced demand for such products.

Over the past several weeks, oil prices have declined more than 10 per cent and commodity prices have softened as well.

But fuel prices in South China almost remain unchanged as the National Development and Reform Commission holds refined oil prices.

Economic forecasters figure a $10-a-barrel increase in oil prices shaves 0. 3 percentage point off the U. S. economic growth rate.

But the damage if oil prices spiked and stayed high for a long time could be severe for the recovering economies of the rich world.

Price interventions also appear to have played a role in keeping international oil prices high in recent years.

High oil prices after the 1973 oil shock helped authorities keep at least a minimum of goods in the shops.

By the same token, the fall in oil prices has now helped the world economy back to its feet.

In the US, rising oil prices are more of a tax on consumption than an inflationary threat.

High oil prices in the first quarter were a contributing factor to China's turbocharged increase in consumer prices.

Those worries have been intensified by the relentless rise in crude oil prices and high domestic inflation.