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COMMENT: Oil shock and ore

BY OLIVER DIXON. When oil falls below US$30 a barrel, we should be concerned. When iron ore drops below US$40/t, we need to ask some serious questions

When both Brent and WTI drop below US$30 a barrel – as they both recently did, albeit briefly – then something is clearly out of kilter. Oil prices have dropped by in excess of 70% over an 18-month period: given that we - the global economy - are still anchored firmly in the oil era, the fact that one of our species’ biggest single input costs can reduce at this rate is clearly one deserving of consideration.

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