Mexico has taken out a $1bn insurance policy against oil prices falling next year, in the latest sign that commodities producers are concerned about the threat of a double-dip recession. The worldâs sixth largest oil producer said on Tuesday it had hedged all its net oil exports for 2010, by buying protection against oil prices falling below $57 a barrel. Agustin Carstens, Mexican finance minister, suggested that prices were unlikely to fall that low but added that the move was a hedge âagainst a really bad outcome.â http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/12/09/87791/mexico-hedges-against-falling-oil-prices/