Economy
The Credit-to-GDP Gap and What it Means for the World’s Economy
Hidden away on page 33 of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Quarterly Review from September 2015 we find this interesting table: While I realize ……Read More
Business
Economy
America’s Real Unemployment Story
Let's open this posting with Donald Trump on unemployment from 2013, prior to his run for President: While Trump's recent claim that unemployment was as ……Read More
Markets
Saudi-Iran Dispute Won’t Cause Lasting Oil Price Rally
Oil prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016 as Middle East tension outweighed a selloff in financial markets around the world. Oil markets ……Read More
Markets
The Q Ratio and Stock Market Valuations
Way back in June, I posted a brief article on Tobin's Q, a measure that gives us a good idea of whether stock market valuations ……Read More
Economy
$10 Trillion Investment Needed To Avoid Massive Oil Price Spike Says OPEC
OPEC says that $10 trillion worth of investment will need to flow into oil and gas through 2040 in order to meet the world’s energy ……Read More
Economy
Fair Wages for Hard Work? Not in America
An analysis by Josh Bivens at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities looks at the connection between wages and inflation. The strong link between ……Read More