Fadel Gheit
Fadel Gheit
dependence economic hit inflation less oil
Our economic dependence on oil is much less than it was even 10 years ago. If inflation comes, it won't be as big a hit as it was in the '80s.
cannot contend economic keeping oil possible prices push showing strength tremendous
I think OPEC is showing tremendous strength in keeping oil prices firm, but they cannot push it much further, ... If they do, they will have to contend with things that they do not want in the long run, like possible economic troubles.
blamed cut economic half moved prices production second sure
Obviously, if they had cut production more, prices would have probably moved higher, and that would have curtailed economic growth, ... They want to make sure they will not be blamed for any economic slowdown in the second half of this year.
economy economy-and-economics level losing oil shock worst
Losing the Saudi oil would immediately shock the U.S. economy to the worst level in decades,
cooling demand economic expect growth oil price
Any cooling in economic growth immediately will take oil demand down so one would expect the price will come down.
becomes charge consumers cost economic higher hit increased oil prices recovery situation stifle
Higher oil prices stifle economic growth. There becomes a situation where manufacturers will have to charge consumers more for the increased cost of fuel. The economic recovery right now is very tentative and it can't be hit with higher oil prices.
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A rise in oil prices stifles economic growth, ... There is a close correlation between gasoline prices and retail sales. Paying more per week for gas means less disposable income, which impacts retail and the purchasing power of the consumer, as does a higher average home heating bill due to the cost of fuel oil.
crude gasoline high hope hopes lower might people prices reflection
We might see some reflection on crude prices as well as gasoline prices going forward, but not by much. I hope that people do not have high hopes for much lower crude prices or gasoline prices, because that is not in the cards.
higher reflecting stocks support
These stocks are not reflecting $50 or $60 oil. They are probably reflecting $40 oil. But this is not realistic. The fundamentals support a higher price.
emotion field playing
The speculators are going to have a field day playing with emotion and rumor.
exceeded production terms volume year
Operationally they exceeded expectations in terms of production; their production volume was up significantly from year ago.
created empty foot higher iraq measures moving necessary panic plenty prepared prices reading situation stops threats
We created a panic situation by reading too much into the empty threats, and when these threats started moving prices higher in anticipation, then the U.S. put its foot down and said even if Iraq stops world export, we are prepared to take all the necessary measures to make sure there is plenty of supply.
bring oil prices suddenly weaker
We could suddenly have oversupply and weaker demand, and that will probably bring oil prices down on their own,
cold event market tight
We could see the market getting tight in the event that we have a really cold winter.