David Pilling and Lionel Barber, Financial Times, interview Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, one of the fastest growing economies in the world,
March/April19 natural gas…
From barchart.com, the 2019 March/April natural gas spread (also known as “the widowmaker”) didn’t disappoint:
Next OPEC Headache is Brazil… Bloomberg
Here are Sabrina Valle and Javier Blas, Bloomberg: “Brazil has disappointed in the past, with output growth coming far below expectations because
Palladium Smashes $1,500… Bloomberg
Ranjeetha Pakiam, Bloomberg, looks at the bull market in palladium, here: ”Palladium surged above $1,500 an ounce to a record, extending a powerful
Electric-Car Metals… WSJ
Amrith Ramkumar, Wall Street Journal, writes about the decline in lithium and cobalt prices, here.. ”The descent in both markets is a reversal from
Negative Yields Mount in Europe… WSJ
Here is Daniel Kruger, Wall Street Journal: ”Negative-yielding government bonds outstanding through mid-January have risen 21% since October,
The EIA adds new play production data…
Trying to hit a constantly moving target, this is from the EIA’s Today in Energy, here: ”The most productive of the newly added plays is the
Some good news… Carpe Diem
From the Carpe Diem blog, here...
A long term look at inflation… Advisor Perspectives
Jill Mislinski, Advisor Perspectives, produces some nice charts on long term inflation, here... I don’t think the purchasing power of the








