Discussion Paper
Convenience Yields, Risk Premiums, and the Interpretation of Oil Futures Prices During Times of Geopolitical Conflict
Abstract: Earlier this year the Middle East conflict led to one of the largest global oil supply shocks in history (Bordoff and O'Sullivan, 2026). Past empirical research has found that commodity futures prices provide accurate predictions of future spot prices under normal market conditions (Reeve and Vigfusson, 2011; Chernenko et al., 2004).
https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.4161
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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Part of Series: FEDS Notes
Publication Date: 2026-10-09
Number: 2026-10-09-1