Economy
The Federal Reserve and the Job Creation Conundrum
With the Federal Reserve continuing its tightening, it is interesting to look back at the relationship between job creation and the federal funds rate, the ……Read More
Business
Economy
The Pain of a Trade War With China
With a trade war between China and the United States looking increasingly likely, I wanted to use this posting to briefly survey what some economists ……Read More
Markets
An Oil Price Rally Is Likely
Oil prices seesawed at the start of the week before jumping close to multi-year highs on geopolitical concerns, with Brent hitting $70 and WTI at ……Read More
Economy
The Target of America’s Trade Policy Agenda The Trump Version
While the world was shaken by the announcement of the proposed U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, it should have come as no surprise to ……Read More
Economy
The Next Recession
Given that the current economic expansion is one of the longest on record, one has to wonder when the next recession will occur and what ……Read More
Markets
Oil Market Fears: War, Default And Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. is one of the few areas of the world in which there is an energy investment boom underway, a development that could smooth ……Read More