SINGAPORE: Asia shivered Monday as a hurricane in the United States pushed oil prices beyond US$70 a barrel, disrupting economic forecasts and threatening to fuel social instability halfway across the world.
From rich families planning yearend holidays to poor commuters dreading the prospect of higher bus fares, Asians were assessing the impact of surging crude costs caused in part by the region’s own insatiable demand for energy.
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