January 2018 - Financial Trend Forecaster

Could Oil Go to $100 a Barrel by 2019?

As we all know, gas and oil prices are a major component of inflation so a spike in oil prices could have a serious effect on prices overall. From 2012-2015 oil prices peaked several times around $100 per barrel but then in 2016 they fell dramatically to around $30. In 2017 they recovered slightly to hover around their long term average price of $43. Today Irina Slav of Oilprice.com looks at the possibility of oil prices returning to the $100 level.

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Work From Home Trends To Expect In 2018

Leave a Comment / Employment / By Tim McMahon

Working from home is more popular than ever as a new report has found that the number of remote or telecommuting workers has increased by 115% in a decade. As remote working gives employees more flexibility and allows them to have work-life balance, it appears that there is no shortage in remote job listings in fields such as real estate, mortgage, and accounting as they continue to grow every year. This year, the number of telecommuting workers is expected to increase with new trends in remote work on the horizon.

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Big Picture Update on Commodities & Precious Metals

Leave a Comment / Commodity Trends / By Gary Tanashian

In the following article, Gary Tanashian editor of Notes from the Rabbit Hole (NFTRH), has compiled a series of year end charts to help us get a handle on several sectors that relate to inflation. These sectors include Gold and other Precious Metals, Commodities (CRB Index) , Oil, Natural Gas, Industrial Metals, Agriculture, Copper, Uranium and more.

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