Oil Rises Above $144 as ECB Rate Gain May Spur Buying

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Oil Rises Above $144 as ECB Rate Gain May Spur Buying Thursday, July 03, 2008
Bloomberg -- July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a record above $144 a barrel in New York as the European Central Bank is poised to increase interest rates and U.S. stockpiles unexpectedly fell to their lowest since January. Economists are forecasting the ECB will raise its 4 percent benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point today, weakening the dollar and spurring commodity buying as an inflation hedge. Investors are purchasing oil, which has doubled this past year, as U.S. equities slump, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index falling yesterday to its lowest level in two years.
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	Thursday, July 03, 2008 Bloomberg -- July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a record above $144 a barrel in New York as the European Central Bank is poised to increase interest rates and U.S. stockpiles unexpectedly fell to their lowest since January. Economists are forecasting the ECB will raise its 4 percent benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point today, weakening the dollar and spurring commodity buying as an inflation hedge. Investors are purchasing oil, which has doubled this past year, as U.S. equities slump, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index falling yesterday to its lowest level in two years. Visit Bloomberg for full article

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Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,085 Points:924,265 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:51:58 AM	Ignore Don20 Report Abuse
	Some small business are in hurts vill, with the price of gas.
Sealer Champion Author Charleston Posts:1,908 Points:212,255 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:32:21 AM	Ignore Sealer Report Abuse
	Global demand is rising faster than global supply. Prices will rise until this trend reverses.
BMWer Sophomore Author Calgary Posts:193 Points:362,380 Joined:Dec 2003	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:29:10 AM	Ignore BMWer Report Abuse
	can you say resession
Egor Champion Author Regina Posts:1,001 Points:506,115 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:24:38 AM	Ignore Egor Report Abuse
	Let's see. This story says that the US economy is going into the crapper. Because of this, investors are dumping all of their money into oil. Because of this, they are hurting the worlds ecomonies and hurting businesses all over the world. So, for that past while, everyone (especially economists) have been denying that the market is driving the price up. We have known better and been saying so. Now this story comes right out and says that is what is going on. So, there is no more denying it!!!. However, now they are bringing down the world's econony, just like the mess they made with junk mortgages. What we have here folks are a bunch of investment addicts. They are no better than gambler and junkies. It is time to take them all out of the investment pits and put them in the Betty Ford Clinic (or out of whatever trading houses elsewhere in the world to whatever rehab is out in the rest of the world).
Netscaper113 Champion Author New York City Posts:5,143 Points:1,005,200 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:23:46 AM	Ignore Netscaper113 Report Abuse
	ouch
design_guy06 Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,580 Points:702,525 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:18:27 AM	Ignore design_guy06 Report Abuse
	I'm with ya Knuckles, BOOOO!
knuckels08 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:64 Points:13,280 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:17:05 AM	Ignore knuckels08 Report Abuse
	booooooooooo
buckoMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,399 Points:348,920 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:15:37 AM	Ignore buckoMD Report Abuse
	kidmikey, the price of candles went up too, just before Edison invented the light bulb. They tried to raise the price after that also, but it didn't help sales.
dopster Veteran Author Toledo Posts:367 Points:806,830 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:13:59 AM	Ignore dopster Report Abuse
	Because of higher shipping costs(fuel), some American companies are receiving preference for their products. Would sure like to see jobs come back to this country as a result.
kidmikey37 Veteran Author Nevada Posts:407 Points:109,805 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:12:09 AM	Ignore kidmikey37 Report Abuse
	i hope theres a stopping point
bug27 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,508 Points:1,083,400 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:10:59 AM	Ignore bug27 Report Abuse
	Yadda, yadda, yadda...........as if they need an excuse to raise oil prices.
Masercal Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,041 Points:251,785 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:10:47 AM	Ignore Masercal Report Abuse
	No real competition for oil is keeping prices higher.
mrkel Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,328 Points:723,255 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:09:20 AM	Ignore mrkel Report Abuse
	There is no new news?
Itsme Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:195 Points:197,440 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:07:44 AM	Ignore Itsme Report Abuse
	One of the only ways I see things getting any better in the short-term is if people stop shopping places like Wal-Mart that sell primarily foreign merchandise and start purchasing merchandise made in the U.S. (which is getting harder and harder to find). I believe if people joined together and did this that the value of the dollar would increase and hopefully consumer prices would be able to decrease. This cannot be accomplished unless the American people stick together with the same goal in mind.
bbreff Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,615 Points:934,940 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:06:42 AM	Ignore bbreff Report Abuse
	old news
mwhals Champion Author Charleston Posts:4,294 Points:729,865 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:04:46 AM	Ignore mwhals Report Abuse
	Up, up, up go the prices!
Itsme Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:195 Points:197,440 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 10:01:25 AM	Ignore Itsme Report Abuse
	We need new laws for investors.
nd73 Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:338 Points:214,395 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:53:47 AM	Ignore nd73 Report Abuse
	The US economy needs a reality check, not this shell game.
nd73 Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:338 Points:214,395 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:50:32 AM	Ignore nd73 Report Abuse
	Smoke and mirrors on Wall St. This does nothing to spur the economy.
BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,781 Points:739,135 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:43:28 AM	Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse
	Just like the real estate market. The price is hitting a ceiling and everyone knows it, but still speculate. This bubble will burst and burst big.
scrounger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:5,840 Points:1,597,890 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:40:05 AM	Ignore scrounger Report Abuse
	take oil out of the commodities arena
AlaRedNeck All-Star Author Kansas Posts:701 Points:119,875 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:40:00 AM	Ignore AlaRedNeck Report Abuse
	it doesn't matter how much we cut demand. Refineries will just cut production to keep prices high. We aren't gonna win this one.
CheapoBob All-Star Author Alabama Posts:982 Points:875,385 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:39:47 AM	Ignore CheapoBob Report Abuse
	bunch of crooks
tazdriver Champion Author Alabama Posts:1,854 Points:480,550 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:39:40 AM	Ignore tazdriver Report Abuse
	Oil will never be expensive again after the oil bust which is coming.
spunky4443 All-Star Author Washington Posts:695 Points:365,875 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:38:54 AM	Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse
	Come on Bush, quit ignoring the Public, do something with the Speckulators.
ILBCNU All-Star Author Michigan Posts:748 Points:286,370 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:38:14 AM	Ignore ILBCNU Report Abuse
	amearly, it sucks, but it's true!
amearly Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,528 Points:771,340 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:34:08 AM	Ignore amearly Report Abuse
	And still demand will be down on one of the major Hoildays and price still will be going up.
HockeyLady All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:877 Points:851,080 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:32:11 AM	Ignore HockeyLady Report Abuse
	we gotta' get some alternatives so we are not hostage to the mid east
techque Sophomore Author St. Louis Posts:240 Points:873,125 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:22:01 AM	Ignore techque Report Abuse
	this isn't supply and demand. this is a conspiracy to destroy the western economy.
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,881 Points:1,407,645 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:20:19 AM	Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse
	Yes, everything is slumping except some commodities like Oil. Surprised if demand has really dropped why oil stockpiles fell in the US (demand is down in Canada even more).
mosensible Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:137 Points:83,845 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:19:52 AM	Ignore mosensible Report Abuse
	If you grew up in the 50's, you know that the world has changed. Back then, most economic activity involved what we might call the necessities of life. When prices went up, there was only so much we could do to curtail purchases. Today, it's a lot different. We now have a huge number of multi-billion dollar businesses that are entirely nonessential. Things like video games, cable and satellite TV, cellphone ring tones, designer jeans, tatoos, exotic vacations, and pet therapists are now considered the domain of the middle class, but, hey folks, we don't have to do or have any of these things. We can just stay home and read books, and thereby kill trillions of dollars of economic activity. That was not possible 60 years ago. When this happens, there will be a lot less energy consumed.
mysub All-Star Author Las Vegas Posts:602 Points:627,805 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:18:54 AM	Ignore mysub Report Abuse
	Thank your politicians.
mhoward20 Sophomore Author Virginia Beach Posts:182 Points:38,080 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:12:52 AM	Ignore mhoward20 Report Abuse
	You tell 'em weenerdog!
weenerdog Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,154 Points:211,910 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:11:42 AM	Ignore weenerdog Report Abuse
	This is where the buy-high-sell-low crowd gets into the market. They are the suckers who provide the return on the investement for others who have been in it.
Toppers Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:422 Points:766,875 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:11:41 AM	Ignore Toppers Report Abuse
	Ya think?
waterman71 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:266 Points:49,065 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:08:31 AM	Ignore waterman71 Report Abuse
	People put money where the returns are, but when it crashes look out
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,188 Points:776,115 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:07:03 AM	Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse
	Up up and away
gch42 Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,118 Points:358,700 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 9:00:04 AM	Ignore gch42 Report Abuse
	Looks like the purchase as a "hedge against inflation" is what is causing the inflation. 1929, here we come...
AuburnTim All-Star Author Indiana Posts:934 Points:284,165 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:57:05 AM	Ignore AuburnTim Report Abuse
	Don't forget to send your congressman a thank you note!
deanjk Veteran Author Arkansas Posts:286 Points:82,935 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:57:00 AM	Ignore deanjk Report Abuse
	do ya think??
weenerdog Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,154 Points:211,910 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:48:43 AM	Ignore weenerdog Report Abuse
	No reason why it cannot hit $150, we are just a day or two away with these $4 increases.
HybridPete All-Star Author Detroit Posts:942 Points:191,265 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:46:51 AM	Ignore HybridPete Report Abuse
	Scary!!!
4warned All-Star Author Michigan Posts:759 Points:527,545 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:46:51 AM	Ignore 4warned Report Abuse
	They said it might make $150 by the fourth of July, close.
Cachase1 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,685 Points:661,955 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:44:51 AM	Ignore Cachase1 Report Abuse
	It's a conspiracy I tell ya.
Gassie1 Champion Author Akron Posts:3,935 Points:475,360 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:44:03 AM	Ignore Gassie1 Report Abuse
	Still proud to be an American, just broke! [Edited by: Gassie1 at 7/4/2008 8:44:30 AM EST]
FieroGT Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,685 Points:1,014,785 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:42:44 AM	Ignore FieroGT Report Abuse
	It sure seems that bin Laden has us by the short hairs.
WonderfulMI All-Star Author Michigan Posts:911 Points:71,920 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:41:16 AM	Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse
	As long as you are ranting pro-Bush and anti-Bush, I will weigh in. I am a fiscal conservative. I am shocked by so called "conservatives" who spend more money than they take in. You have all heard of the "Tax & spend Liberal", right. At least, that is fiscally conservative. What is wildly dangerous is the "Don't Tax & Still spend Conservative". By running the country into debt, we have undermined our national security. We cannot afford to pay for what we have borrowed irresponsible. I have never borrowed one cent, or paid any interest. I own my house, my car, and all my belongings, and no, I did not inherit anything either. I never had student loans. I got it the old fashioned way, I worked for it. I pay for my own private health insurance. I just paid my property taxes ($4,000+). I owe no debts. I am in favor of clean green energy, because it is the closest thing to perpetual motion. Hydroelectric, wind, solar, ocean current (such as Norway uses) are all viable. I support this. If this make me a "tree-hugging liberal democrat left-winger" in your eyes, and you still want (1) to NOT tax add STILL spend, (2) to pursue the dead-end energy policy of pumping oil, (3) deride all alternative energy proponents as liberals, you are sadly mistaken. A true conservative does not depend on "the government" to bail his sorry a** every time he screws up.
cableman31 Veteran Author New York Posts:312 Points:338,935 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:40:55 AM	Ignore cableman31 Report Abuse
	Bush is loving every minute.
no_monkey2002 Veteran Author Tallahassee Posts:463 Points:448,200 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:40:24 AM	Ignore no_monkey2002 Report Abuse
	they will stop only when the oil gives out
EXTREMESNOW All-Star Author Oregon Posts:711 Points:218,610 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 7/4/2008 8:38:57 AM	Ignore EXTREMESNOW Report Abuse
	I GUESS UNTIL CONGRESS CAN'T AFFORD TO GO ON THIER VACATIONS THEY WONT GET MUCH DEBATE IN ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS DISASTER. WELL MAYBE THEY ARE TAKING LESSONS FROM FEMA AND ARE JUST A LITTLE SLOW TO GETTING AROUND TO WORKING ON THE PROBLEM!