Is Oil About To Become Front-Page News? “A Glut That Held Prices Down For Years Is Essentially Gone”
Here’s a new indicator for you: It seems that the difference between the price of oil here and abroad is a measure of tightness in
Here’s a new indicator for you: It seems that the difference between the price of oil here and abroad is a measure of tightness in
The price of oil is rising, which is obviously good news for those who sell it to the rest of us. Russia in particular seems
For what seems like decades, other countries have been tiptoeing away from their dependence on the US dollar. China, Russia, and India have cut deals
Every day brings another scary headline from the Middle East — which makes it easy to treat them as background noise rather than a clear
The latest Middle East news is right out of ISIS’ medieval playbook. But it’s not (at least not all) ISIS. US ally Saudi Arabia apparently
What’s the opposite of a gift that keeps on giving? A mistake that keeps metastasizing. Which pretty much sums up the US role in the
Today the European Central Bank acknowledged that the currency it manages is being sucked into a deflationary vortex. It responded in the usual way with,
Warren Buffett’s classic observation that “You only see who’s swimming naked when the tide goes out” is being tossed around more frequently these days, as
As it tries to punish Russia for the latter’s dismemberment of Ukraine, the West is discovering that the balance of power isn’t what it used
Most of the recent “currency war” talk refers to countries trying to lower the value of their currencies to gain a trade advantage and/or make
Say you’re an up-and-coming superpower wannabe with dreams of dominating your neighbors and intimidating everyone else. Your ambition is understandable; rising nations always join the
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