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Why Oil Prices Are Defying the Economic Slowdown
With crude oil surging past one hundred three dollars a barrel and Brent near one hundred nine, we are seeing a market that refuses to heed the warnings of cooling demand. Lucas and Luna unpack why this price spike is happening right now, despite headwinds from higher Treasury yields and a stock market that just dropped three hundred points. We look at the structural supply constraints in shale production and how energy companies are prioritizing shareholder returns over growth. This episode explains why investors should watch the ten-year breakeven inflation rate closely as it sits at two…
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