punchliner: there will be an initial period of price volatility and I'm surprised that you are surprised by it... the other possibility could've been a severe shortage of commodities and thankfully that didn't happen... Qatar has done a great job of handling the overnight crisis it was pushed into and as we settle into this new reality, you will see prices stabilise and an even better selection of goods and services available than before; they thought they could break Qatar and they will now see Qatar become even more awesome than it already was :-)