Economy
Downpayment Trends Is History Repeating Itself?
Recently released down payment data for the first quarter of 2015 from RealtyTrac shows us some interesting trends in what home purchasers are putting down on their ……Read More
Economy
Economy
The Freight Transportation Services Index and Future Economic Growth
Six months ago I posted an article that looked at one of the very few leading economic indicators that can be used to give us ……Read More
Economy
The Dark Side Of The Shale Bust
The fallout of the collapse in oil prices has a lot of side effects apart from the decline of rig counts and oil flows. Oil ……Read More
Economy
Busting The Canadian Bakken Myth
The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories ……Read More
Economy
The Beveridge Curve The Job Mismatch Conundrum
A little-discussed graphical representation of the U.S. employment picture provides us with a very clear idea of just how different the recovery since the end ……Read More
Economy
The Evolution Of The Oil Weapon
In the age of derivatives, swaps, and electronic money transfers, a new form of warfare has emerged: financial warfare. Recently, the US has passed sanctions ……Read More