Chart of the Day - Thursday, June 9th, 2022

June 9, 2022

Going back to 1970s (using ⁦@Bloomberg⁩ historical crude price index), quite rare to see oil prices spike at this fast of an annual rate (orange) and not have a recession associated with it (late 1980s and early/mid-2000s were exceptions) pic.twitter.com/As2mnWEVH3
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 9, 2022

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared by Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders). It's a chart of Crude Oil over the past five decades, along with a 12-month % change indicator (orange). Crude Oil is up about 70% over the past year. Liz Ann points out that Oil price spikes of this magnitude are often associated with recessions. Will this time be different?

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Chart of the Day - Thursday, June 9th, 2022

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