Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Ten Reasons Why the Oil Bubble is Bursting

  • Congressional hearings on oil speculation.
  • Bernanke’s comments on the dollar.
  • Airlines and autos getting crushed.
  • Nonstop media coverage of the “energy crisis.”
  • Gasoline subsidies being lifted or limited in Asia and India.
  • U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve additions being halted.
  • Wall Street analysts’ aggressive upside oil price targets.
  • Record decline in vehicle miles driven while SUV sales implode.
  • U.S. consumption of oil and oil products down nearly 4% in the first quarter.
  • Iranian [tankers] with 28 million barrels of oil sitting in the Persian Gulf betting on higher prices (and/or because of no buyers).


Hat Tip Groovy Green

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