FYI... The top 5 performing equity markets this year as of May 31st, from the back of The Economist are Poland, +30.2%; Argentina, +29.6; Greece,
Companies expect little change… WSJ
State regulations, shareholders, and customers all put pressure on companies to become more energy efficient and greener... The Wall Street Journal
Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow cast is at 4.0% after today’s economic data…
The Atlanta Fed just updated real GDP growth for 2Q17 to 4.0%.... Here is the Atlanta Fed: "The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth
Some oil demand scenarios… Bloomberg
Bloomberg organizes in one chart some oil demand scenarios that are around from the IEA, OPEC, Exxon and BP: But the IEA suggests another
Oil production that could flood the natural gas market… WSJ
The Wall Street Journal discusses the spillover gas production expected to come from new oil production in the Permian: "The oil-rich Permian Basin
Why is wage growth so high? Neil Irwin, NY Times
Neil Irwin of the New York Times suggests we are asking the wrong question about wages: "Over the last 24 months through March, inflation has come
Economic Bump Looking Less Likely… NYTimes
The underrated NYTimes business section lays out US GDP possibilities here:
“Days supply” tightens for crude oil and distillates…
"Days supply" is simply stocks divided by daily demand... It is a useful measure that puts stock levels into context with consumption... Crude oil
Gasoline prices moderate heading into Memorial Day… EIA
Here is the price chart from This Week In Petroleum: "Gasoline demand has fallen from last year, putting further downward pressure on prices.







