A drop in oil below $40 and a continuous drop into the $30s is going be a major, major, major, major problem for the economies which rely on oil as their bread and butter, those countries that rely on oil are going to see huge economic problems moving forward....the drop in commodities is just a sign of whats going to come, the slow down is here, the markets here in the US have not shown signs of it yet but get ready for a major, major correction and probably another crisis that the fed has no idea is coming.