Markets
Markets mixed as focus turns back to politics
With the reaction to Friday’s shockingly low nonfarm payrolls and surprisingly positive unemployment rate drop having run its course, the focus of traders has turned ……Read More
Business
Economy
The Most Stubborn American Labor Force Issue
There is one stubborn issue in the American labor force that the Federal Reserve has been powerless to fix with their monetary alchemy; the disappearance ……Read More
Markets
Markets digest hawkish Fed minutes
Yesterday’s big bearish reversals and late day selloff carried through overnight trading but appears to be tapering off this morning. The Nikkei fell 1.4%, the ……Read More
Markets
Oil inventories, ADP payrolls, service PMI reports and Fed minutes in focus
It’s another big day for economic news that could potentially move the markets. Overnight, the spotlight has been on crude oil which has seen both ……Read More
Markets
Exhausted stocks slide as traders go defensive
Stock markets around the world continue their move into April in a slump. US index futures are down 0.2% while the Nikkei fell 0.9%. The ……Read More
Economy
There Is No Such Thing As Peak Oil Demand
Notwithstanding that oil demand has increased for over 150 years, it will eventually stop increasing. If oil demand were to reach an actual peak, then ……Read More