by Andrew Moran | Jun 19, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped into a bear market a couple of months ago, plummeting nearly 32% year-to-date. The S&P 500 recently fell into bearish territory, adding to its 2022 decline of more than 23%. Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average next? This is the...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 13, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
The US annual inflation rate topped market estimates as it climbed to 8.6% in May. After the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased slightly in April, economists and market analysts were confident that surging prices had peaked and that it was time to give kudos to the...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 26, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
Evergrande Group, China’s second-largest property developer, has captured international headlines for the last two weeks. Aside from the Federal Reserve, Evergrande is perhaps the biggest and most consequential story in the global financial markets today as its...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 12, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
This past summer, President Joe Biden attempted to alleviate the inflationary pressures by urging the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, OPEC+, to increase oil production. Unfortunately for the administration, the cartel rejected...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 11, 2021 | Columns, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads
Volatility and trading volumes in the U.S. financial market have been as quiet as a church mouse as of late. It is hard to believe that investors have been pouring about half a trillion dollars in the last five months than they have in the previous decade or so. But...