tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5615176605874084326..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Why is oil so volatile?Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72358627514471381082016-02-21T07:31:12.426-08:002016-02-21T07:31:12.426-08:00Marcus, we are all now Central "Crank" B...Marcus, we are all now Central "Crank" Bankers!<br /><br />My dear Mrs I.Q. Query, could you direct "Dr" PP's loan<br />program to the US Government. He would have an unlimited<br />supply of demand.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90647214479554744832016-02-21T05:32:12.348-08:002016-02-21T05:32:12.348-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1869714900957778152016-02-20T14:51:40.393-08:002016-02-20T14:51:40.393-08:00http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/lets_all_play_qehttp://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/lets_all_play_qemarcusbalbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596266889368486043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77893215690696927142016-02-20T05:44:04.640-08:002016-02-20T05:44:04.640-08:00I am very pleased that Mr Grannis has raised this ...I am very pleased that Mr Grannis has raised this most<br />salient point. Even a few years ago, I had no idea<br />that state control reached such proportions.<br /><br />After western oil companies lost their concessions,<br />the dominance of state controlled oil reserves reverberated<br />throughout the third world.<br /><br />OPEC and other cartel members further complicated the free<br />Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183141792723754273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23998706212906247452016-02-19T12:54:08.704-08:002016-02-19T12:54:08.704-08:00 The US has moved from buyer to supplier because o... The US has moved from buyer to supplier because of technological innovation. Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53967938558890313252016-02-19T11:55:54.615-08:002016-02-19T11:55:54.615-08:00Sorry I don't get that.
I presume that the ...Sorry I don't get that. <br /><br />I presume that the argument is that state owned oil companies are stifling innovation? <br /><br />Private enterprise is not always that efficient or good (thinking of BP and the Gulf of Mexico). Don't know what regulation (I guess you are all talking of the US regulations), are an issue -- but again if it were true how is it that America has moved Frozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50670758707152838062016-02-19T11:27:04.089-08:002016-02-19T11:27:04.089-08:00^Wrong log-in again. Sorry.^Wrong log-in again. Sorry.Lawyer in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920739130504981369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31230098294790899922016-02-19T11:25:40.041-08:002016-02-19T11:25:40.041-08:00Technological advancement will eventually disrupt ...Technological advancement will eventually disrupt everything, including authoritarians.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581127861370413464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-44546874463520730872016-02-19T09:19:16.549-08:002016-02-19T09:19:16.549-08:00This article goes a long way in explaining what ai...This article goes a long way in explaining what ails the USA as well as Europe and Japan - and it's not just taxes and over-regulation.<br /><br /><b>Stephen S. Roach: Negative Interest Rate—-Catalyst For The Next Crisis</b><br /><br />{Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's Chief Economist} <br /><br />"<b>...This misses the essence of what is ailingWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-81880239547566461372016-02-19T08:36:40.159-08:002016-02-19T08:36:40.159-08:00Oil is controlled by monkey-thug states.
Saudi A...Oil is controlled by monkey-thug states. <br /><br />Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Russia. <br /><br />You know, it makes me feel better to look at that list of oil-nation. We have problems galorein the US...but compared to those nations...<br /><br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-36614027228189340282016-02-19T08:07:51.918-08:002016-02-19T08:07:51.918-08:00Conference Board Leading Economic Index for U.S. ...<b> Conference Board Leading Economic Index for U.S. declined 0.2 percent in JAN 2016</b><br /><br /><br />following a 0.3 percent decrease in December and a 0.5 percent increase in November.<br /><br />“The U.S. LEI fell slightly in January, driven primarily by large declines in stock prices and further weakness in initial claims for unemployment insurance,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31470523200476132062016-02-19T07:49:27.434-08:002016-02-19T07:49:27.434-08:00WSJ: Developed-Country Economic Growth Slows Shar...<b>WSJ: Developed-Country Economic Growth Slows Sharply, OECD Says</b><br /><br />"Fourth-quarter slowdown was led by Japan and U.S.<br /><br />"...The OECD said the combined gross domestic products of its 34 members—most of which are developed economies—grew by 0.2% in the final quarter of last year from the previous three-month period. That marked a sharp slowdown from the 0.5% rate Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-83744668502560303642016-02-19T07:10:01.427-08:002016-02-19T07:10:01.427-08:00Johnny: Amen, brother, amen. The caveat of "...Johnny: Amen, brother, amen. The caveat of "if politicians stay out of the way" is what scares me. The one, five, ten, fifty, and hundred year track records aren't inspiring.Grechsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898953158865778397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17721153583209736992016-02-18T20:28:02.186-08:002016-02-18T20:28:02.186-08:00I bet we have a whole lot longer than 2 decades of...I bet we have a whole lot longer than 2 decades of cheap oil if politicians stay out of the way. Each year new technology helps somebody finds a new cache of natural gas that's one of the world's largest. As more nat gas gets used, oil will last even longer, as long as markets and inventions are allowed to operate unfettered. And who says there won't be lots of new oil fields Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.com