{"id":11921,"date":"2022-09-08T14:43:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zacksim.com\/blog\/?p=11921"},"modified":"2022-09-08T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:43:10","slug":"do-sliding-oil-prices-signal-a-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zacksim.com\/blog\/do-sliding-oil-prices-signal-a-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Sliding Oil Prices Signal a Recession?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bryan W. from Columbia, S.C. asks: <\/em>Hello Mitch, I\u2019ve noticed that oil prices have been locked in a downtrend for some time now. That\u2019s great for gas prices and energy costs in general, but is it also a sign that global demand is falling off a cliff? Which, I would take to mean the economy is headed in the same direction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch\u2019s Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for sending your question! You are on target when it comes to oil prices \u2013 as I write, a barrel of crude is off about -25% from March highs, and as the chart below shows, it\u2019s been in a pretty steady slide.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price of a Barrel of Brent Crude<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis2<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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