Oil comes off it's highs

in economy •  2 years ago 

Here is the graph for Brent Crude:

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The price of a barrel of Brent crude closed today at $99.67.

What is behind the drop? Not increased supply. Instead demand has reduced.

All those people continuing to work from home and save on commuting costs are cutting demand, and in my opinion, it's a permanent cut in demand. Things arn't going back to how they were before the pandemic.

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  ·  2 years ago  ·  

Price isn't coming down at the pump though. I wonder why?

  ·  2 years ago  ·  

Petrol stations buy via forward contracts, so prices at the pump reflect oil prices from 3 months ago.