12 April 2016

Oil Cartel, anyone?

Today's New York Times reports that OPEC and Russia will be meeting (probably) to discuss a freeze on pumping oil, and perhaps exercise "market discipline."

What is market discipline? An agreement among sellers to control prices. Which happens to be illegal everywhere. Well among the G20, anyway. So why is OPEC allowed to get away with it?

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