What’s Going on in the Oil Markets? How to Invest?

The oil markets can be extremely volatile and heavily influenced by geopolitical risk.
What’s Going on in the Oil Markets? How to Invest?
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Javier Simon
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Oil is one of the most important natural resources on the globe. Think about the role it plays in your everyday life. Oil is used to make gas, which fueled the vehicle that brought the device you’re using to read this into your hands. Not to mention that crude oil is used to manufacture many of the components that go into various electronics.

While oil is so incredibly crucial, oil markets are complex and highly sensitive to geopolitical pressure.

Javier Simon
Javier Simon
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Javier Simon is a freelance personal finance writer for The Epoch Times. He specializes in retirement planning, investing, taxes, fintech, financial products and more. His work has been featured by major publications including Fox Business, The Motley Fool, NerdWallet, and Money Magazine.