Economy
Federal Funds Rate No Room to Manœuvre
With the Federal Reserve now telegraphing two additional benchmark interest rate increases in 2017, I wanted to take a more detailed look at one key ……Read More
Business
Markets
Politics, trade and forex in focus heading into a big day for meetings
Stock markets have been holding steady overnight, consolidating this week’s gains. US index futures and the Dax are flat while the FTSE is up 0.25%. ……Read More
Economy
The Price of Oil Crashes Once Again: What Next for the Marketplace?
Sometimes, circumstances lay waste to even the most carefully considered plans. This is certainly the case in the oil market at present, where the OPEC’s ……Read More
Economy
Focus on the Fed, Oil and Netherlands Election today
The Ides of March has arrived at last with the potential for significant market moving developments. US indices and the FTSE are up 0.2% so ……Read More
Economy
The Failure of Big Pharma
The high cost of pharmaceuticals in America seems to crop up on the mainstream media’s radar screen on occasion, however, recent data shows that the ……Read More
Economy
Canada’s Housing Affordability Demographia 2017 Edition
Every year since I started this blog, I have posted an analysis of Demographia’s international viewpoint on the affordability of real estate in several of ……Read More