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Jun 2022
45m 17s

The Politics of an Oil Crisis With Helim...

CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
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Helima Croft, managing director of global commodity strategy research at RBC Capital Markets, joins Aaron to talk about rising oil prices, the effectiveness of sanctions and price caps on Russian oil, and more. Plus, the two talk about the prospects of increased oil production from Saudi Arabia and releasing sanctioned Iranian oil back into the market. 
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