Economics
Trump’s Request for OPEC to Max-Out Oil Production May Backfire
- State department says cartel should utilize spare capacity
- Crude futures rose to 4-year high after Saudis boosted output
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If OPEC is the central bank of oil, then the Trump administration is commanding it to run the printing presses at full speed.
The U.S. State Department took the unusual step of issuing a statement on Wednesday asking the cartel to boost production by tapping the supply buffer it maintains in case of unexpected disruptions. It even gave a figure for how much more the group could pump -- 1.4 million barrels a day.