Gas prices...

inmytree
inmytree Posts: 4,741
edited September 2008 in A Moving Train
are falling...

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/08/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?eref=rss_topstories

Yeah, I understand the whole "supply and demand" thing...however, we've had a couple of hurricanes hit the gulf, Ike is raging and heading toward the gulf, Iran is saber rattling ( http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Iran_announces_war_games_plans_0907.html ), Nigeria still has rebels fighting ( http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN130128.htm l)...

which are all common excuses for gas prices to fluctuate...yet, they continue to fall...I just find it interesting...
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    the supercollider is going off tommorrow and killing everyone anyway, so our benevolent masters decided we should have cheap gas for a week.
  • yoke
    yoke Posts: 1,440
    MrSmith wrote:
    the supercollider is going off tommorrow and killing everyone anyway, so our benevolent masters decided we should have cheap gas for a week.


    lol, that was nice of them
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  • spyguy
    spyguy Posts: 613
    inmytree wrote:
    are falling...

    http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/08/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?eref=rss_topstories

    Yeah, I understand the whole "supply and demand" thing...however, we've had a couple of hurricanes hit the gulf, Ike is raging and heading toward the gulf, Iran is saber rattling ( http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Iran_announces_war_games_plans_0907.html ), Nigeria still has rebels fighting ( http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN130128.htm l)...

    which are all common excuses for gas prices to fluctuate...yet, they continue to fall...I just find it interesting...

    they continue to fall because oil is falling. the hurricanes have not been as bad as originally thought although Ike still can be.

    all comes down to supply and demand. demand has nosedived
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    MrSmith wrote:
    the supercollider is going off tommorrow and killing everyone anyway, so our benevolent masters decided we should have cheap gas for a week.

    So what you are saying is that I should only get a few gallons on the way home and not fill up?
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    I was going to start a thread about gas prices and the correlation between low prices and presidential elections.

    They always seem to drop around this time, am I right on this?

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  • inmytree
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    spyguy wrote:
    they continue to fall because oil is falling. the hurricanes have not been as bad as originally thought although Ike still can be.

    all comes down to supply and demand. demand has nosedived

    I thought demand in China and India offset the lower demand in the US...?

    I just find it interesting, with all the common excuses still in place, prices are falling...

    last summer, when a hurricane was forecast, oil and gas shot up...now it's "they weren't that bad"....
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    *cough* end of summer *cough* :rolleyes:
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    cutback wrote:
    *cough* end of summer *cough* :rolleyes:

    he he...I forgot about this excuse...yeah, I guess my commute to work will be shorter now that summer is over...I just read the grocery store is now closer to my house...

    oddly enough, the lines to drop off kids to school this fall are still long...

    weird..
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    speculators are selling their holdings back to the market. Prices will continue to fall. Supply and Demand are only part of the equation.
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  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    Gas prices always fall after Labor Day. Don't worry, they'll shoot right back up in the spring.
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  • spyguy
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    inmytree wrote:
    I thought demand in China and India offset the lower demand in the US...?

    I just find it interesting, with all the common excuses still in place, prices are falling...

    last summer, when a hurricane was forecast, oil and gas shot up...now it's "they weren't that bad"....

    I'm not sure what you are getting at. you think there is some massive conspiracy going on?
  • chromiam
    chromiam Posts: 4,114
    spyguy wrote:
    I'm not sure what you are getting at. you think there is some massive conspiracy going on?

    yes ;)
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  • Solat13
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    inmytree wrote:
    I thought demand in China and India offset the lower demand in the US...?

    I just find it interesting, with all the common excuses still in place, prices are falling...

    last summer, when a hurricane was forecast, oil and gas shot up...now it's "they weren't that bad"....

    now that the Olympics are over, China's oil demands have fallen:

    http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2008/09/05/2008-09-05T145725Z_01_L5628989_RTRIDST_0_MARKETS-OIL-UPDATE-6.html

    So when demand is down with the two biggest consumers - US and China - prices fall.
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  • OffHeGoes29
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    g under p wrote:
    I was going to start a thread about gas prices and the correlation between low prices and presidential elections.

    They always seem to drop around this time, am I right on this?

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  • OutOfBreath
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    g under p wrote:
    I was going to start a thread about gas prices and the correlation between low prices and presidential elections.

    They always seem to drop around this time, am I right on this?

    Peace
    Don't they drop in the fall of every year? Meaning it's a seasonal variation. It seems you Americans drive more in summer with vacationing and whatnot. Furthermore gas prices arent decided only by what happens in the US.

    It is my understanding of how these markets work that they price in the "usual dangers" well in advance which drives up prices, and when it wasn't as bad as expected, prices fall again. Drop in american consumption also brings the price down, although that is somewhat offset by increases elsewhere (China, India). But even if the overall consumption goes up, the price can fall on it not going up as much as expected. (since the bad news are priced in already) This happens with stocks as well when a company presents good results, but the market was expecting even better. (they will then probably had a generous increase in advance of the results, which are corrected a bit down again).

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  • Pacomc79
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    OutOfBreath wrote:
    Don't they drop in the fall of every year? Meaning it's a seasonal variation. It seems you Americans drive more in summer with vacationing and whatnot. Furthermore gas prices arent decided only by what happens in the US.

    It is my understanding of how these markets work that they price in the "usual dangers" well in advance which drives up prices, and when it wasn't as bad as expected, prices fall again. Drop in american consumption also brings the price down, although that is somewhat offset by increases elsewhere (China, India). But even if the overall consumption goes up, the price can fall on it not going up as much as expected. (since the bad news are priced in already) This happens with stocks as well when a company presents good results, but the market was expecting even better. (they will then probably had a generous increase in advance of the results, which are corrected a bit down again).

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    Indeed, seasonal fuels are part of it too, the special blends that are required for emissions in each city.
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  • slightofjeff
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    It might be a total coincidence ... but prices began falling at about the time Bush began to call for more drilling. It's almost as if the mere threat of more oil on the market has scared prices down a bit.

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  • Meltdown99
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    Paid .65 cents a litre today.  
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    I realized since I moved I have no idea about gas prices anymore. Used to drive 17 miles each way to work and fill up about 5-6 times a month. 
    Now I live less than a mile, and fill up less than once a month. 

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