But disputes, like the current argument about whether North Korea gets a light-water reactor as part of a deal for dismantling its weapons program, have happened before, and as of now the six-party negotiations scheduled to resume in November appear to be still on.
Bond trading made the situation seem dire, although it may well have been affected by investors fleeing the stock and commodities markets and parking their cash in short-term Treasury securities, fearing to trust banks in light of the current economic turmoil.
Deutsche Bank forecast that light-vehicle electrification will turn world oil demand downward from 2016, falling by 2030 to 8 percent below current levels or 40 percent below most forecasts.