I can't believe these companies can increase prices as if nothing. Like, it's not even near their production sites, yet they try to profit from every single event. It's so scummy
They don't. The oil price is set in the futures market. The threat of a widening conflict could affect production so the futures price is increasing as a result of that possibility.
Yeah you are right, but it's all speculation. They are covering their ass. Even if production came to a halt, I'm sure these companies would be alright. I guess the world always works like this. It makes me angry
but it's all speculation.
Welcome to the Wall Street Casino
Very little of the "value" in the stock market is based directly on the company's current products and services.
Angry sad noises. Yeah, I know. But I needed to rant about it anyways. There's so much wrong with the world and I can change nothing
Oil prices go up if anyone so much as farts.
What doesn't raise oil prices?
What doesn't raise oil prices?>
Prolonged periods of world peace.
Oil companies take everything to justify price hikes and morons still demontrate against renewables. Man, I might hit my toe against the table tomorrow and if oil corpos find out against it, it magically influences the oil market.
oh no not the disgusting car juice
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Energy analyst Saul Kavonic told the BBC that global oil prices have risen "due to the prospect of a wider conflagration that could spread to nearby major oil-producing nations such as Iran and Saudi Arabia".
"If the conflict envelops Iran, which has been accused of supporting the Hamas attacks, up to 3% of global oil supply is at risk," Mr Kavonic added.
Caroline Bain, chief commodities economist at Capital Economics, told the BBC's Today programme that Iran had been increasing oil production over the course of this year despite US sanctions.
Overall, Ms Bain said Capital Economics expected demand for oil to exceed supply in the final three months of the year and "that should support higher prices".
Mr Kavonic said that about a fifth of global supply would be "held hostage" if passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil trading route is disrupted.
Uncertainty over how events could develop in the coming days may also drive investments into US Treasury bonds and the dollar, which investors traditionally buy at times of crisis, said James Cheo from HSBC bank.
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