Oil
Central Bank of Kuwait – Quarterly Statistics Bulletin (Oct – Dec 2009)
Kuwaiti central bank’s Quarterly Statistics Bulletin shows lending improvements in the fourth quarter of last year, focused predominately on oil and gas sector
IMF: Liberalisation of trade can curb Iraqi inflation
IMF study finds mounting inflation in Iraq arising from oil monopolists can be lessened through open market policies
Iran’s central bank needs greater independence: research group
An Iranian research centre says Iran’s central bank requires greater autonomy from government if it wants to battle inflation
How worried should we be about deflation?
Dean Baker argues that fears over deflation have been greatly exaggerated. Policymakers should rather focus on reducing risk premia
Over a barrel no more
Compared to the shocks of the 1970s, the world economy has taken recent record oil prices in its stride. Sebastian Dullien and Mark Schieritz investigate why.