Algerian Hostage Crisis Adds to Oil’s Reflationary Play

by Ashraf Laidi

Jan 18, 2013 18:50

The ongoing hostage crisis in Algeria's highest-producing gas field adds a new "known" factor to the "unknown" elements in the oil risk equation. And here is what Brent chart looks like relative to the S&P500 as the risk premium to energy prices is added to central banks' reflationary policies. Click here for rest of analysis

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