Oil Continues Decline, Pushed Under $73 by Rising Dollar
Nymex Crude is down $0.98 to $72.95 and Brent Crude is down $1.09 to $76.43, as a bolstered dollar drives investors (who have been using oil as a hedge against inflation) out of oil, marking a two-month low for oil prices and the fourth straight day of sell-offs. This morning, the DJIA opened markedly lower, with some heavy hitters like McDonalds and 3M offering poor profitability data points, and concerns over Dubai World sparked by downgrades from Moody’s impacting the exposed Euro. Fed suggestions of continued low interest rates mean that the extended carry trade potential for the dollar (USD)…