OPEC's spare capacity is now thought to be 1-2% of global demand, well under the 4% that is thought necessary in order to influence prices.
Mr Balls in particular, commonly regarded simplistically as a left-winger, is thought to be a restraining influence on those in his party who yearn to throw taxes, regulations and rhetorical bile at the banks.
But even if it remains safely locked away in a computer, it gives pause for thought about the extent to which people might influence the climate with a specific end in view.
In addition to influence they also measure outreach which I thought was an interesting and important metric.
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It is useless to try to influence either school of thought since they are well entrenched in their beliefs, so let me write this for us old timers who have seen enough uncertainty, broken promises and false projections to choose skepticism over hope.
But there is a growing feeling in the South West that Celtic influence was not expunged and is greater than traditionally thought.
"We thought readers would be interested in knowing not just who in Asia wields the most influence, but the pecking order, " says Staff Writer Jose Manuel Tesoro, who organized this week's Cover Story.
But the measure has aroused stronger than expected opposition in France - a country where the Catholic Church was thought to have lost much of its influence over the public.
Most analysts thought the releases had been timed to influence opinion at the UN General Assembly session in New York.
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