Energy OverView January 10, 2012

Iran’s bellicose verbiage has succeeded in pushing up oil prices, without closing the Strait of Hormuz, or even firing a shot in anger. Also, the prospect of more monetary easing in China is fueling the idea that demand may be stoked in this export driven economy. Investors also seem to be cheered by the determined happy talk from yesterday’s Mer-kozy huddle, pushing up the euro at the dollar’s…