earth.jpg Home Page News Page It's a Busy Week Everywhere The fundamental issue confronting investors is about supply and demand. In recent weeks, as energy prices and other industrial commodity prices fell, investors focused on supply. The stimulative effect of falling prices and the likely policy response by some major central banks, such as the ECB, and possibly the BOJ, was good for equity markets and weighed on the euro and yen. The fundamental issue confronting investors is about supply and demand. In recent weeks, as energy prices and other industrial commodity prices fell, investors focused on supply. The stimulative effect of falling prices and the likely policy response by some major central banks, such as the ECB, and possibly the BOJ, was good for equity markets and weighed on the euro and yen. See Also links url: http://www.economywatch.com/features/Global-Challenges-are-Mounting-as-Oil-Continues-to-Slip.12-12-14.html Title: Global Challenges are Mounting as Oil Continues to Slip See Also type: Reference read more