
New economic data and warnings on a global front sent a message to markets that the economic recovery was likely to be slow. This signaled oil speculators to assume that demand for oil would not pick up as quickly as some had previously anticipated. This factor, along with more weakness in the dollar, helped lead the dip in oil.
Saudi Arabia and the United States have been friends for some time. To the average public within the country most Americans view Saudi Arabia as sponsors of terror citing the countries Muslim background. However, Saudi Arabia regularly supports the United States and has done so again in the last round...









