Oil price hike News
The government has given another big blow to the inflation-stricken people in Bangladesh. Last night, the prices of petrol-diesel were increased by 51.7 percent.
The increase is based on assumption that global price of diesel and petrol and Rupee-US Dollar exchange rate remain stable hereon.
In a report, Moody's said while ONGC did not reduce capital spending on oil and gas exploration and production, it halted the pace of its international expansion as a response to the oil price slumping from USD 140 per barrel to under USD 40.
Due to continuous pressure on rupee against dollar, prospects for cut in the policy rates by the RBI mabe be adversely affected.
Oil prices resumed their slide on Tuesday after rising in their biggest rally in two years the day before, hurt by a deal that will add more Iraqi crude to already oversupplied markets, higher margin requirements for trading U.S. futures, and a stronger dollar.
The government is watching crude oil prices in the wake of Iraq crisis, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Saturday.
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