in Syria... This is from an excellent WSJ article on Syrians trying to survive by trading goods among warring factions: "In wartime Syria, economic
The natural gas commodity cycle at work…
Low natural gas prices stimulate demand for gas-fired power plants... From the EIA (http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=26312): "Growth in
Oil price/Dollar correlation.. Oilprice
Oilprice.com (http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-The-US-Dollar-Influences-Oil-Prices.html) has a very nice chart (and article) on the
Deconstructing 30 Year Stock Market Returns…
The blog "A Wealth of Common Sense" looks at rolling 30 year annual returns here:
Venezuela has become a failed state… Washington Post
Bad government, low oil prices and a tale of woe: "Venezuela has become a failed state. According to the International Monetary Fund's latest
US Gasoline Demand… EIA
Current 4 week average gasoline demand is running 5.7% over last year!
Asia-Pacific diesel cracks… EIA
The EIA explains why Asian diesel cracks are under pressure: "The decrease in Asian distillate crack spreads comes as Chinese exports of distillate
Global supply disruptions…
Reuters reports that supply disruptions in Nigeria, Canada, Venezuela, Libya, etc. are adding up
Fed’s “GDP Now” forecast declines after today’s data…
Here is the summary from the Atlanta Fed: "The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of