For the last decade we have seen a rapid rise in student debt, with graduates now leaving college with an average $37,173 in student debt, 70 percent more than a decade ago. By now, you may have heard that America’s student loan debt topping $1.4 trillion as of April this year.
Three Trends in America’s Student Debt Today Read More »
Today we are going to look at an article by our friend Gary Tanashian over at “Notes from the Rabbit Hole”. He looks at the seasonal nature of gold, stocks vs gold, and a footnote on Silver.
Has the Gold Rally Begun? Read More »
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism and its anonymity makes it almost impossible to track. Most importantly, it is poised to revolutionize global finance and banking.
Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers Read More »
The impact of the Brexit decision has been much debated, with many economists stating that the UK economy would be harmed by a decision to leave, whether that’s through a loss of cheap labour that powers the fruit picking industry or the restriction of movement for those in the Square Mile. Unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges with determining how the economy is performing is the ‘lag’ between the economic data being collected and the data being analysed and reported on. Take GDP growth for instance, which usually reports on the performance of the past three months. The financial markets on the other hand, often have an almost immediate reaction to political crisis’, and indeed fluctuations in Sterling have certainly occurred since the Brexit vote. But the financial markets don’t always accurately reflect the state of a national economy.
Brexit and House Prices – What’s going on? Read More »
The Permian Basin is the largest petroleum-producing basin in the United States and has produced a cumulative 28.9 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Currently, nearly 2 million barrels of oil a day are being pumped from the basin. It has been estimated that 43 billion barrels of oil and 18 trillion cu. ft. of gas remain; however, some experts claim the content is much bigger than expected, half a trillion barrels or even 2 trillion barrels. Eighty percent of estimated reserves are located at less than 10,000-foot (3,000 m) depth. Advances in hydrocarbon recovery such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing aka. “fracking” have expanded production into unconventional, tight oil shales… But is it possible that the current Bonanza in Oil production could come to a rapid end?
Is Peak Permian Only 3 Years Away? Read More »
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 »
