Como se combate o populismo? "Com eleições", responde Fukuyama

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A alta dos preços do Petróleo, tem um impacto muito sensível e critico nas economias ocidentais e em particular para a nossa ... não se tem sentido essa sensibilidade nestas 2 ùltimas semanas mas... não será para sempre.

Extraí este artº sobre the week ahead. Vale a pena

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Record oil prices and a falling dollar do not usually an up market make.

But that's what happened last week, and it's got some analysts concerned about what might happen in the week ahead, when there are few economic or earnings reports to distract investors.

After peaking in early April, oil prices sold off for a good six weeks, and the stock market rose in tune with it. But prices have been climbing steadily in June. On Friday, July contract reached a record intraday level of $58.60 a barrel and a record closing high of $58.40.

While Henny Pennys have been claiming that "the sky is falling" since oil started hitting the mid-$40 a barrel range, a number of economists argue that the $60 a barrel range that oil is nearing is in fact a cause for concern.

Should oil hit that point and maintain the level for some time, that would have an impact on the economy, on growth forecasts and certainly stocks.

Not that the stock market has been paying much attention. The Dow and S&P 500 both closed higher Friday for the seventh consecutive session.

"At any other time this year, when oil prices were up sharply, and the dollar was down, you'd see a selloff," said Donald Selkin, director of research at Joseph Stevens. "But right now the market is ignoring the oil prices, which is bizarre to me."

"I think we're going to cool off next week," he said, "and sell a bit into the Fed week."

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