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Saudi Arabia tries to boost the oil price
Features This week brought talk of a Saudi effort to raise the oil price as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman replaced energy minister Khalid al-Falih with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
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The bullish and bearish cases for oil prices
Features The oil price is now firmly in a bear market. But saying where it goes next is tricky, says John Stepek. There are good arguments for a big move in either direction.
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Japanese stocks: when will we see Nikkei 39,000?
Features Japanese stocks remain far below their bubble-era highs. But if reforms continue, the market could finally set a new record within a decade, says author, financial writer and Japan expert Peter Tasker.
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Will we avoid an oil price spike?
Features With around a fifth of the world’s oil travelling through Strait of Hormuz, the most recent incident there has raised new concerns about global oil supplies.
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What does the tension in the Gulf of Oman mean for oil?
Features The price of oil spiked after two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. John Stepek looks at how an escalating conflict could affect markets – and your money.
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Here’s the real reason oil prices are soaring – it’s not all about Iran
Features The US is tightening sanctions on Iran and cracking down on its oil exports. But that’s not why the oil price has hit a new high, says John Stepek.
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Forget Trump or Opec – here’s what really drives the oil price
Features Donald Trump doesn’t like high oil prices. Oil cartel Opec does. But it doesn’t matter what either of them wants – they don’t control the oil price. John Stepek explains what does.
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The oil price soars – but can it last?
Features The oil price has risen by nearly 25% so far in 2019, well in advance of any developed-world stockmarket. But the surge may not get a lot higher from here.
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The oil price has soared this year – and it’s nothing to do with supply or demand
Features The oil price has risen by 20% this year – far outstripping the stockmarkets. John Stepek looks at the reasons for its rise, and what might happen from here.
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