Oil: Will Mideast Risk Premium Rise Before Driving Season?

  • 2 May 2018
  • By Blu Putnam

Oil prices have been rising amid faster global growth and the inclusion of a risk premium in case the simmering tension in the Middle East escalates.

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Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and concentrations in central banking, investment research, and portfolio management, Blu serves as CME Group’s spokesperson on global economic conditions.

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