by Andrew Moran | Apr 4, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads
What a fascinating 24-hour span in the world of geopolitics and energy markets. Oil prices spiked above $80 after an enormous crude production cut, and a major economy is reportedly dismissing a recent US-led restriction. Is the international community undermining...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 2, 2023 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
It has been nearly a decade since China and Russia fired the opening salvo in their tag team de-dollarization pursuit. In the early days of this anti-dollar crusade, there was little action, reminiscent of moving the king’s pawn to the center of the chessboard at the...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 31, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
Does 2022 prove that economics is not a boring subject? From understanding why inflation skyrocketed to assessing the impacts of the Federal Reserve’s policies, so much happened over the last 12 months. Of course, most of it was terrible news for the average person,...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 4, 2022 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
Crude oil prices have been obliterated since peaking at $130 per barrel, erasing their post-Ukraine invasion gains and then some. Due to global recession fears and subsequent waning international demand, the energy futures market has cratered. The Organization of the...
by Andrew Moran | May 15, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
US consumer sentiment is the lowest it has been in 11 years, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and sour views on the current economy. But will Americans’ eroding confidence in the United States lead to fallout in critical data, such as consumer spending,...