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…to see the price of energy-intensive goods rise relative to the price of non-energy-intensive goods. However, we do in fact see a positive relationship between oil prices and inflation more…

…food and energy): The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for Finished Goods gained 0.3 percent in…

World Industrial Production

…impact on other industries appear limited. If their is any segment of the economy where the rule of one world price holds, it is energy. Cheap energy prices in the…

Solar Power

…I produce at a rate about 75% of what I pay the electric utility. I’m so thankful that I got professional help from this energy consulting company. I just got…

Interview with Mark Thoma

…market What we learned from the global financial crisis Why our best hope for strong economic growth is in exports Energy – Balancing the Bonanza: Interview with Mark Thoma http://oilprice.com/Interviews/Energy-and-Economic-Growth-Interview-with-Mark-Thoma.html…

oil and markets

…21, the highest level in weekly records that started in January 1983, according to the Energy Information Administration. Crude inventories rose to 383 million, said the Energy Department’s statistical arm….

The Iran Deal

…has no need for highly enriched Uranium to make a bomb. I think the Iranian focus on centrifuges is grounds for hope about Iranian intentions. A peaceful nuclear energy program…