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
Business
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
Markets
US nonfarm payrolls and Canada jobs preview
Stock markets around the world have bounced back a bit overnight. US index futures are trading up 0.3% the FTSE is up 0.4%, the Dax ……Read More
Economy
Underestimating Unemployment An FOMC Pastime Since 2007
Every quarter, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee releases its economic prognostications for the U.S. economy, looking ahead at the predicted changes in GDP growth, ……Read More