An unexpected disruption in Oil supply could occur at any moment, as has happened in the past, leading to a sudden and sharp jump in prices. Geopolitical tension has been largely irrelevant since the collapse of oil prices in 2014, but …
The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up Read More »
On October 1st, the Catalonian region of Spain held a referendum similar to “Brexit” on whether they should leave Spain or not. But unlike Brexit and the vote in Scotland the results weren’t even close. In the vote in Scotland to split from England, the vote was close but narrowly voted to stay. In addition, prior to the Scottish vote Britain had given permission for the vote to occur in effect opening the door to the possibility. This was not the case in Catalonia where the Spanish Parliament is rabidly opposed to secession.
Catalan: Independence or Revolution? Read More »
Given the favorable tailwinds for equities, this week’s video explores a prudent question:
What Advice Would Jesse Livermore Have For Investors In 2017?
Stocks Still Have Strong Low-Inflation/Low-Rates/Improving-Economy Tailwind Read More »
Although Bitcoin has been around for about a decade now it wasn’t until recently, that it has become fashionable and common knowledge. This year we’ve published several articles about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Including Bitcoin: The New Safe Haven?, Cryptocurrency: Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?, and  eCommerce Trends: What’s in Your eWallet? It seems like every time you turn around there is a new CryptoCurrency being created some of which have advantages over the original Bitcoin, some of which are just “Me Too” people trying to jump on the Bandwagon and others that are just outright scams. Today we will take another look at the Digital Currency Trend.
While OPEC mulls over further steps to once again support falling oil prices, tech startups are quietly ushering in a new era in oil and gas: the era of the digital oil field.
The “Amazon Effect” Is Coming To Oil Markets Read More »
The Federal Reserve announced last month that they would start to reduce their $4.5 trillion balance sheet in October, thereby starting the process we call Quantitative Tightening (QT) which could have a significant impact on the Stock and Bond markets.
Bulls, Bears and Fed Bond Purchases Read More »
Mali in Western Africa which produced 50.9Â Â tonnes of gold in 2016, up from 50.5 tonnes produced in 2015 (but below 2009 levels). Can current levels of production be sustained? Or are their best days behind them?
