The price of WTI crude oil fell below $48 a barrel today (Wednesday) after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly supply report.
But there's one consequence of lower oil prices that will inevitably move them up.
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 -
The price of WTI crude oil fell below $48 a barrel today (Wednesday) after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly supply report.
But there's one consequence of lower oil prices that will inevitably move them up.
Here's everything you need to know about today's drop and the future of oil prices...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM -
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil dropped to $63.38 yesterday (Monday). At that level, the price of oil is now down more than 42% since September of 2013.
As this crude oil price chart shows, that's the fourth-largest bear market for oil in the last 30 years.
And while this isn't the biggest drop for oil, it is the longest bear market among the top five dips.