Dec 16 2014
Why oil is crashing and the black swan event of 2014: The price of oil is down by 40 percent in six months and hardly anyone saw this coming.
Black swan events are bound to happen in financial markets. It appeared that 2014 would be a year where stock markets gained footing in the world of supposedly low volatility until oil prices came crashing down. The crash in oil is enormous. It has sent many countries into panic mode including Russia where interest rates […]
Dec 18 2008
How Does Oil Impact the Economy? 3 Major Areas of Economic Consequence: The Impact on Inflation, Consumer Spending, and Auto Sales.
2008 will go down as the year with the highest market volatility. Crisis after crisis seemed to hit us like a continuous barrage of waves from the ocean of economic news. The housing market continued to collapse resembling a housing market so weak, we have to go back to the Great Depression to find a […]