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Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world'
(www.thisismoney.co.uk)
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First to turn off are those AI data centers.
Probably not quite what you had in mind, but that might actually happen. The saudis are the main investors in AI. If they can't sell their oil, they might be forced to pull out. It could burst the AI bubble all together and crash the US economy.
the us economy crashing because of a war the us insisted on provoking would be 🤌
I think the correct term is not "insisted on provoking" but "started". Dropping bombs on primary schools and city centers is not a provocation, it is an act of aggressive criminal war
The increased energy costs will also likely cause an increased investment burn rate.
Hahahaha we’ll see
Highest oil got was in July 2008 at $147.27
Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008
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those are rookie numbers, I bet we'll blow past that in a few weeks
I got faith in MAGA. They are virtuosically incompetent, and will surely fuck this up far better than anyone in history.
Adjusted for inflation in today's dollars: $220
That's totally doable, if Hormuz stays closed, and I see no reason for Iran to reopen it, prices are gonna keep surging. Most of the energy going to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan was passing through there. They don't even have large reserves. So, once they start running out, it's gonna be a bloodbath.
The difference between 2008 and today is that the US is a net exporter, which means the US has the option cut its exports to keep oil prices down at home. That'll have fascinating effects on global oil markets.
Yup, the US is largely self sufficient in oil and gas right now. However, if the US cuts the vassals loose, that's going to be disastrous as well. The US has significant dependence on trade with G7 countries, and if they start collapsing economically, then there's going to be blow back in the US as well. It'll likely be a bit more delayed, but I can't see how the US escapes this unscathed.
Fossil fuel markers are global. Unless the US stops all of its oil producers from engaging in international trade, they cannot prevent prices from rising in the US. The fossil fuel lobby is extremely powerful in the US and it is very unlikely they would allow the state to take such an aggressive action against free trade, as it would deprive them of a golden opportunity for enormous profits. Not to mention it sets an incredible dangerous precedent of the state exercising power over the private sector. And even if they do stop or severely curtail exports, that will have even bigger consequences on the US through the cascading effects of a global economic crash, since the US is highly embedded in the global economy.
Unless the US stops all of its oil producers from engaging in international trade
It could, though. The fossil fuel lobby would oppose this, of course, but they're not the only lobby. Never mind the fact that all of Trump's supporters drive oversized vehicles. Amazon doesn't want high fuel prices, neither do Uber or DoorDash, neither do GM or Ford or Stelantis, neither do farmers, neither do construction companies, neither do data centers, neither do military contractors or the Pentagon, and so on. There are a lot of economic and political forces that want to keep fuel prices down.
This would begin a collapse of the old economic order, of course. If Canada and Mexico could be convinced to go along with this, lead by the US's new "hemispheric dominance" strategy, we might see oil prices totally diverge between East and West.
I have no idea what is going to happen.
Markets are global, but North America is somewhat shielded as the continent only has so much export capacity. Along with now controlling Venezuelan oil trade, I can see the USA picking winners and losers.
Instead of putting pressure on,the usa and israel they put it on the victim side
countries that allow US to operate bases on their territory are not victims
none, especially not saudi arabia allowed thier airspace to be used for attacks. and SA doesnt have american bases.
I mean iran is thr victim
oh 100%, they were attacked completely unprovoked