Brent and WTI have been sold to the dogs this month catching many on the wrong foot as depicted by the sizable selloff as bulls swiftly close positions as critical support levels crater.
Many oil producing economies that had planned their national budgets with oil priced at an average of $95 will definitely get a revenue shaving. On the firing line Venezuela, Nigeria, Ghana and small producing nations will end up with ugly current account deficits. Those currencies will crater vs the strengthening USD in yet another selloff round...
Has someone unleashed the oil weapon?
** When prices of most commodities collapse as witnessed this year something is about to snap in the financial markets! Derivatives are blinking red... **
Between now and the next US πρόεδρος or 总裁 selection I believe a larger correction will be unleashed!
The encrypted word can be translated to get the meaning...
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!