by darren » Wed 21 May 2008, 09:12:13
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('bl00k', 'G')uys, i dont want to spoil the party, but what use is it following the price in dollars? The devaluation has some say in high prices. The euro is therefor a better choice. And it's not like that won't be exciting, even in euro's oil has more than doubled in the past year.
Indeed, USD devaluation is part of this story. However, the USD is the best currency to use to identify the "record" because
1. USD is still the currency oil is conventionally quoted in (even if it's sold in some other currency - which, I remind everyone once again, makes no difference to the USD)
2. the US is by far the world's largest national economy (and world's largest oil user).
3. US infrastructure is more vulnerable to expensive oil than Europe's, so the price increase as seen by the US is more relevant
4. the US is the sole military superpower in the world, ergo if they get desperate enough they can "take steps"
BTW a Globe and Mail story says the July contract hit $130.47 overnight... I'm not sure if overnight trading is included when counting "the record"