Excellent podcast on technical analysis here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2016-05-20/interview-with-jeff-degraaf-masters-in-business-audio
Fed-ECB Divergence… DB via Ritholz…
From DB, via Ritholz http://ritholtz.com/2016/05/big-fed-ecb-divergence/
Free trade, taking risk, drivers wanted…
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
Getting There: US Inventory Surplus to Normalize Ever So Slowly
One of the most important fundamental indicators to us are total US stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. US petroleum inventories as the
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!