Sure, there were sharp movements in oil prices corresponding to these events, but maybe there were other, even more important factors affecting general trends in oil prices. After all, these events don’t really explain why prices of other commodities often followed that of oil.
但是，有些经济学家怀疑这些事件是否说明了所有的问题。当然，石油价格进行了剧烈地波动，来对这些事件做出反应，但是，或许有其它的或者甚至更重要的因素在影响着石油价格的总体趋势。毕竟，这些事件不能真正地解释为什么其它商品的价格经常追随着油价。