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March 19, 2012

How to Handle Oil Price Volatility

Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations


AP

A recent spike in oil prices has the Obama administration considering whether to dip into strategic oil reserves to ease pain at the pump. What the United States should do to address oil price volatility is open for debate. Five experts weigh in. . .

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TAGGED: global oil market, oil shock, oil prices, gas prices, Council on Foreign Relations

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