If the supply of petroleum were reduced by petroleum firms due to rising inventories, we can expect what

What would happen to the amount of economic investment made today if firms expect the future returns to such investment to be very low?

Do less developed countries where large batteries for vehicles are produced show any indications of a negative impact on their economies whether in the short or long term?

Suppose the cotton (a storable commodity) futures prices are currently   Expiry Month Price c/lb December 2021 83 December 2022 96   (a) Suppose an unexpected typhoon destroys cotton crops in India. This causes a downward revision in the expected global cotton production in 2022. Assuming all else equal, will demand for storage of cotton in 2021 (St) increase, decrease or stay the same? Draw a graph of the demand for storage to support your answer.      (b) Using the same scenario from (a), do you expect the cotton market to still in contango, inverted, or could it be either contango or inverted? Draw a graph of supply and demand for storage to support your answer.