Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 40

3-Oct-2011

OIL PRICES

Oil Prices Steady As EU Addresses Debt Crisis

The price of WTI steadied in the low $80s/B range and Brent in the low $100s/B last week, after an irregular week of trading that revolved around the European debt crisis and fears of a return to global recession. A vote in the German parliament giving support to a large Eurozone rescue fund provided investors with some respite from concerns that Greece would default on its debt....