What's the tipping point for oil prices?

We would be wary of assertions that there is a single “magic number” for the oil price beyond which the world economy enters a danger zone. Nonetheless, global growth has been sluggish ever since Brent rose above $100 per barrel, and activity has tended to slow sharply once the oil price tops $120.

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