From Kent Morris: Late last week, crude oil prices took a nose dive. WTI (West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark crude rate for futures contracts in New York) declined 4.8 percent on Thursday, fueled by massive overnight (and overseas) sell-offs. That translated into a 7.7 percent dive for the week to date.
If there has ever been a better example of the tail wagging the dog, I haven’t seen it.