A proposal aimed at encouraging production of U.S.-made goods could push domestic oil prices higher and leave consumers paying more at the pump, some energy economists say. “Border adjustment,” as the provision is known , would for the first time levy corporate taxes on imports to the U.S. while exempting exports from U.S. tax. It employs a concept commonly used in other countries’ value-added taxes. Some traders on Wall Street are looking for ways to profit from the potential change in the tax regime, which some analysts say could cause U.S. oil prices to come more into line with international prices. Volume in a thinly traded options contract used to bet on the difference between U.S. and global oil prices flared to a record last week, with traders wagering that U.S. oil prices will reach parity with global crude in two years. The crude glut that resulted from the […]