Investors continue to expect steep oil price volatility in the months ahead as political strife continues in the Arab world pushes prices higher and the recession bound economies of Europe are pushing prices lower.

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The global glut is pushing prices relentlessly lower.

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And some form of shock or other force pushing prices higher or lower might inspire a monetary policy response.

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But some think German yields could fall still lower, pushing prices higher and generating gains for bondholders.

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Worse still, because of the lags, supply will for a period continue to increase even as prices decline, pushing them lower.

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In the U.S. Wednesday, bond prices also jumped, pushing interest rates lower.

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The quantitative easing is pushing the dollar lower, is boosting stock prices, boosting commodity prices and that theme tends to work out well.

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Despite the new price highs, the weekly on-balance volume (OBV) has continued to form lower highs (line d), indicating that fewer buyers are pushing prices higher.

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For starters, when U.S. housing prices were rising, the government actively took part in inflating the real estate bubble by pushing rates lower and offering zero-down loans (subprime) to middle to low-income buyers.

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Outsourcing companies from India and elsewhere--eyeing wages and real estate prices 30% lower than in Bangalore--are buying up call centers in Manila, pushing prime office vacancy rates below 1%.

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