Oil to $20/barrel or $200/barrel?

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charles hugh smith

Oil to $20/barrel or $200/barrel? (November 4, 2009)

If the U.S. dollar strengthens and the global economy weakens as government stimulus runs dry, oil could plummet in a massive "head-fake" to $20/barrel.

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Any discussion of the price of oil must factor in the relative value of the petro-dollar, a.k.a. the U.S. dollar. If the dollar plummets in value against other major currencies and gold, then oil could double in nominal price even as it remained constant when priced in other currencies or gold.

Setting aside speculative positions, the other major factor in pricing oil is supply and demand. Recently, a spate of mainstream media article have heralded massive increases in supply in natural gas and oil.

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