Cashless Society When Push Comes to Shove, Visa is Right There
Throughout the history of this blog, I have written several postings on the concept of a cashless society and the forces behind this move. A ……Read More
Business
The Repercussions of the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Experiment
With the Federal Reserve finally making moves toward normalizing monetary policy by raising interest rates and reducing the size of its bloated balance sheet, it’s ……Read More
“Dirty, Difficult, And Dangerous”: Why Millennials Won’t Work In Oil
Like many industries today, the oil industry is trying to sell its many job opportunities to the fastest growing portion of the global workforce: Millennials. ……Read More
The Growing Job Creation Conundrum in the United States
During the 2016 presidential election cycle, many of the key candidates touted their programs to create jobs for Americans, a promise that was particularly dominant ……Read More
The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks
OPEC exports have come under pressure this week from technical threats to oil fields, with Saudi Arabia’s Manifa problems grabbing the headlines. Saudi Aramco CEO ……Read More
Janet Yellen on the Federal Debt
In Janet Yellen’s most recent testimony before Congress, a little-covered comment gives us a sense of warning about where Washington’s fiscal policies are leading us. ……Read More
Investing in the Global Oil and Gas Industry
The Fraser Institute’s recent Global Petroleum Survey 2016, it’s tenth annually survey of petroleum industry executives and other management, looks at a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of ……Read More
The Global Debt Trap
In the latest edition of the Bank for International Settlements annual report (2016/2017 edition), BIS outlines where the economy’s Achilles heel lies – the accumulation of unprecedented ……Read More
Nonfarm payrolls, Canada jobs and G-20 preview; plus oil selloff
Stock markets have been steady overnight as traders await a flurry of potential developments, particularly for the US and Canada. US index futures and the ……Read More
Demographics The Central Bankers’ Nightmare
Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently gave a pep talk to the Bank of Japan, discussing the nation’s monetary woes. As those of us that have ……Read More
USD rebounds, oil declines as traders await FOMC minutes
Stock markets around the world have been steady overnight as markets prepare for the return of US traders. Nasdaq futures had been underperforming overnight but ……Read More
North Korea, RBA and PMI in focus amid light US holiday trading
Stock markets around the world are trading down slightly, essentially treading water with US markets closed for the Independence Day holiday following a half session ……Read More
Flash PMI, Canada inflation, Brexit and US banks in focus
Stock markets are mixed so far today with US index futures the Nikkei and the Hang Seng flat. European markets are down slightly with the ……Read More
Central Banks, Oil, Brexit and Obamacare in focus for trading
Today looks like it could be active for trading across a number of fronts. The impact of yesterday’s big drop inm the price of oil ……Read More
Sterling rallies on Queen’s Speech and more hawkish BOE comments; RBNZ preview
Currency markets had been relatively quiet overnight until the last hour where action has picked up in GBP pairs on two significant events. The Queen’s ……Read More