U.S. dependence on the global oil market raises national security concerns
because oil price volatility has an impact on the economy.
Not exact matches
For most of
oil's history, someone has tried to regulate supply to stabilize the
price because neither industry nor governments enjoy
volatility in a commodity that is the lifeblood of modern civilization.
In recent times Venezuela as a sovereign country has been involved in sociopolitical problems and with a high
volatility in its
prices of raw material exports such as
oil,
because of the low
prices...
What's more, if you choose stocks that have a low or inverse correlation with one another - an
oil producer and an airline, for example - you further reduce the
volatility in your portfolio,
because the stocks react in different ways to the same events (a change in
oil prices, for instance).
Leasing volume has been down recently
because of stock market
volatility and concerns over the economic slowdown in China and low
oil prices, notes Julia Georgules, vice president of office research for JLL.
«These additions come at a time when the energy industry is under pressure
because of the
volatility in U.S. crude -
oil prices, which has had a significant effect on the Houston economy and commercial real estate, particularly in the office sector,» the report reads.