Oil Low-Commotion

IMF Blog, January 14, 2016

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: iMFdirect
• Published: January 14, 2016

Context and headline finding

• Brent crude oil fell below $30 a barrel yesterday for the first time since 2004.

Referenced recent IMF blog posts and timing

• "Metals and Oil: A Tale of Two Commodities" — September
• "New Era of Oil" (focused on Sovereign Wealth Funds) — October
• "The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon" — December

Implication signpost

• The page frames commodity prices as “a hot topic that impact everyone, everywhere, one way or another” and signals further analysis on commodities to come in 2016.

Source: IMF iMFdirect blog post, January 14, 2016.

References

• Metals and Oil: A Tale of Two Commodities
• Sovereign Wealth Funds in the New Era of Oil
• The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon