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The Fed Is Driving Down Oil Prices

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Meanwhile, the European Central Bank is heading in the other direction in an effort to keep sovereign bond yields from spiraling out of control, particularly after the recent political turmoil in Italy unnerved bond markets on the continent. dollar is one important variable influencing oil prices. But the U.S.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In this article, we will review the facts and explain our thoughts on where we believe EVs are headed. In certain European countries, such as Italy or the UK , passenger vehicle sales even dropped as much as 95-97%. EVs were experiencing rapid growth before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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