Markets
Stock Market Headwinds
In a recent posting, I looked at how demographic changes in the United States would have a long-term impact on housing prices. As baby boomers ……Read More
Business
Markets
Switzerland National Bank’s Negative Interest Rates A Desperate Measure
Switzerland National Bank's (SNB) recent announcement that they were allowing the value of the Swiss franc to float upwards against the euro, discontinuing the ceiling exchange ……Read More
Markets
Why Did the Swiss National Bank Unpeg the Swiss Franc?
The announcement that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) was allowing the Swiss franc to "readjust" in value took the market by storm. Switzerland had long ……Read More
Economy
The World’s Oil Market and How History Repeats Itself
As a petroleum geoscientist, I can quite clearly remember the downturns in the oil industry over the last three decades. One of the worst occurred ……Read More
Economy
Back To Basics: Why Conventional Drilling Makes Sense in 2015
This New Year, an old trend may become a new trend as conventional drilling in North America is once again in the spotlight at a ……Read More
Economy
What is Dr. Copper Signalling About the Economy
In the past, the price of copper has been a meaningful indicator of economic and stock market health. Because copper is so ubiquitous in both ……Read More