<p>It is not necessarily bad news. </p>

<p>Simply put, if you're willing to buy product x (bread, car, house, ect.) then falling prices are good news for buyers, but bad news for the sellers. The same logic applies for oil. If you are a buyer, you are optimistic about falling prices, however being a seller would make you loose money and/or postpone new investments. </p>

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R_quester
<p>Today I read  an artcicle about the falling oil price (maybe it'll go under 30$ per barel the next days). Why is this a bad news? Lower oil price can give an advantage for a higher productivity.</p>

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2020-03-09T08:20:53.273Z
Why do you think it is bad news? Without us having seen the article this is difficult to guess. Perhaps it was in the Oil Producer's Weekly magazine.
Giskard
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2020-03-09T08:31:42.667Z
As Giskard pointed out it’s not bad news and most economists know it. In fact it’s an example of positive supply shock in some textbooks as a lot of industry still runs on oil... of course it’s a bad news for oil producers and people who invested heavily in oil on commodity markets, but overall people will benefit
1muflon1
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2020-03-09T09:03:42.497Z
@1muflon1 I did not point out that falling oil prices are not bad news. I was asking for a source/more details.
Giskard
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2020-03-09T09:27:42.543Z
@Giskard Bloomberg article....https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-08/oil-in-freefall-after-saudis-slash-prices-in-all-out-crude-war?srnd=premium-europe
liontass
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2020-03-09T14:12:01.423Z
The article seems to be clear on whom this is good for and whom this is bad for.
Giskard
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Low oil price and impact
liontass
# Low oil price and impact

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-09)

Today I read an artcicle about the falling oil price (maybe it'll go under 30$ per barel the next days). Why is this a bad news? Lower oil price can give an advantage for a higher productivity.

**Tags:** productivity, oil
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why do you think it is bad news? Without us having seen the article this is difficult to guess. Perhaps it was in the Oil Producer's Weekly magazine.  
> **username_2**: As Giskard pointed out it’s not bad news and most economists know it. In fact it’s an example of positive supply shock in some textbooks as a lot of industry still runs on oil... of course it’s a bad news for oil producers and people who invested heavily in oil on commodity markets, but overall people will benefit  
> **username_1**: @1muflon1 I did not point out that falling oil prices are not bad news. I was asking for a source/more details.  
> **username_0**: @Giskard Bloomberg article....https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-08/oil-in-freefall-after-saudis-slash-prices-in-all-out-crude-war?srnd=premium-europe  
> **username_1**: The article seems to be clear on whom this is good for and whom this is bad for.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-03-09. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

It is not necessarily bad news.

Simply put, if you're willing to buy product x (bread, car, house, ect.) then falling prices are good news for buyers, but bad news for the sellers. The same logic applies for oil. If you are a buyer, you are optimistic about falling prices, however being a seller would make you loose money and/or postpone new investments.


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