Oil: US Buffers Mideast Influence

  • 7 Oct 2019
  • By Blu Putnam

Supply disruptions in the Middle East that used to roil the oil market seem to have lost their potency in the wake of surging shale production in the US.

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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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