By Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Team When oil prices start to decline, investors and economists get worried. Oil prices in large part reflect global sentiment towards our economic future – prosperous, growing economies need more oil while slumping, shrinking economies need less, and so the price of crude indicates whether the majority believes we are headed for good times or bad. That explains the worry – those worried investors and economists are using oil prices as an indicator, and falling prices indicate bad times ahead. But oil prices have to correct when economies slow down, or else high energy costs drag things down even further. And the current relationship between oil prices and … [Read more...]