Yesterday, after the House of Representatives rejected the $700 billion dollar bailout plan designed to rescue the U.S. finance industry, the Dow Jones plunged a record 700 points - the biggest single-digit loss in history. There was, however, an unexpected bonus to the defeat that went largely unnoticed amid the chaos: the price of crude oil dropped an entire 10%. Following a trend sparked last week when U.S. November crude dropped 11.8%, yesterday November crude reached a session low of $95.04 a barrel, the second biggest drop since April 23, 2003.
The price of crude oil began taking a [relative] nose dive last week, and within the past seven days has fallen a total of $25 per barrel, or 20% overall. Today, however, the New York Mercantile Exchange recorded a $1.31 increase for November crude, elevating it to $97.68 a barrel. Market analysts don’t believe the slight upswing is indicative of a growing trend, and actually predict that crude oil will fall to $80 a barrel through the course of the next six months - possibly even falling as low as $60 a barrel.
What this means to you: Now, it won’t be quite so costly to refuel the vehicle you and your family will be living out of shortly.
[News Sources: CNNMoney.com & AutoNews.com]
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