http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7048600.stm Wednesday‚ 2 January 2008‚ 22:36 GMT What is driving oil prices so high? Oil prices have hit a record high at $100 a barrel. Prices have doubled from the rates seen in January 2007 and more than quadrupled since 2002. What factors are causing this unremitting increase and what are the likely consequences for consumers and the global economy? What is causing the latest price spike? This was triggered by concerns about violence in Nigeria and Algeria as well as the
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1. Dutch Disease: Impact on Economy Due to advancement of exploration techniques in the 20th century there have been many discoveries of huge reserves of natural resources. However‚ what is supposed to be a blessing for the economy does not always appear to be the case when it comes to managing the revenues the country generates by using its national wealth. The Dutch Disease has attacked both developed and developing nations and have impacted their economies in negative way‚ so the policymakers
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Petrochemicals prices climb 2% in December on tight supplies LONDON‚ January 9‚ 2013 - Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed 2% to $1‚350 per metric ton (/mt) in December‚ according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI)‚ a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals. This follows a drop of 2% in November. But on a year-over-year basis‚ petrochemical prices were up 16% from the December 2011 average price of $1‚161/mt
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In a capitalist economy‚ all the central problems are solved with the help of price mechanism. In such an economy‚ no individual or a firm deliberately tries to solve the central problems; all economic activities operate automatically and there is no conflict anywhere. The basic reason for all this is that price mechanism brings about co-ordination in various sectors of economy and in various economic activities. The important characteristic of such a system is that it is automatic and there
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Lower Oil Prices - Not a Good Sign! Posted by Gail the Actuary on July 5‚ 2012 - 9:58am Topic: Economics/Finance Tags: debt default‚ default‚ high oil price‚ low oil price‚ oil prices‚ recession [list all tags] Are lower oil prices good news? Not really‚ if it means the world is sinking into recession. We know from recent past experience and from common sense that higher oil prices are a drag on oil importing economies‚ because if more $$$ are spent on the same amount of oil‚ there is less to
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One of the most important thing that Ford had done was adopt the moving assembly line in 1913. This contributed to more people owning cars‚ which in turn stimulated the economy and increased the need for supplies. Spurring consumerism within the nation‚ Henry Ford and the automobile were great for a number of things in the economy. As mentioned before‚ Henry Ford had established his company‚ Ford Motor Company‚ in 1905. In 1908 he introduced his first vehicle‚ the Model T which sold 34‚000 cars
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Introduction Like us‚ many of you had a loved one that lived during the Great Depression. Many of us have heard stories from our parents or grandparents of the horrific times of the depression; stories that told us how hard it was to find a job‚ put food on the table‚ and to provide shelter for the family. Learning how to live without things was a battle all by itself. Hearing the stories made me grateful to be born in a different era. However‚ each era has it ’s own battles to fight that will change
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Politics in The Developing World 21 November 2012 Cold War Alliances and the Transition into Today’s World Economy Throughout the twentieth century during the Cold War era the world has seen many revolutions‚ especially in developing countries. Whether they be for independence from colonialism or for a new change‚ we have seen how those developing nations have constantly been transforming themselves into the nations we now know them by in today’s world. Moreover‚ we see the superpowers they
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How Does the Stock Market Affect the Economy? This article examines how the stock prices affect the GDP. “According to the Federal Reserve Board’s model‚ a 20 percent decline in stock prices lower the GDP by about 1.25% after one year.” For only one year‚ we can conclude that yes‚ the stock market in some ways does effect the economy. Many economists agree that stock market affects the economy‚ while there are still others that think there are many other influences that affect the economy and not
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INTRODUCTION Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is the oil market leader in Pakistan enjoying over 78.2% share of Black Oil market and 54.3% share of White Oil market. It is engaged in import‚ storage‚ distribution and marketing of various POL products‚ including Mogas‚ Diesel‚ Fuel Oil‚ Jet Fuel‚ Kerosene‚ LPG‚ CNG and petro-chemicals. This blue chip company‚ the winner of "Karachi Stock Exchange Top Companies Award" and a member of World Economic Forum‚ has been a popular topic of case studies in Pakistan
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