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Last Friday, Prabowo took stock of the economic situation with his cabinet, stating: "We must now also take proactive measures, meaning we must conserve fuel."
From Barron's
Australia has released some of the oil it had stocked away for use in an emergency and temporarily lowered fuel standards, meaning that more-polluting fuel can be sold to consumers.
The simultaneous gain in prices of crude and Asian stocks is notable, as the two have been mostly moving inversely since the war began due to the region’s heavy exposure to Middle East energy disruptions.
Bank stocks have been hammered in recent weeks on investor concerns over the exposure, alongside fears that the war in the Middle East could dent economic growth and reignite steeper inflation.
The sell-off - part of a global correction in traditional software and IT stocks - preceded the market nervousness caused by recent geopolitical uncertainty, and is particularly significant for India.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
