Monthly Archives: May 2018

April 2018 Import Price Year-Over-Year Inflation Rate Unchanged

Year-over-year import price inflation was unchanged, whilst export price inflation advanced. Analyst Opinion of the Import / Export Price Situation Because of backward revisions – the year-over-year import prices were down from where we thought we were last month, whilst the export prices did advance. Import Oil prices were down 1.3 % month-over-month, and export…

Turkish Lira Tumbles As Erdogan Blasts Interest Rates Are “

Having bounced off record lows earlier in the week, the Turkish Lira is re-tumbling following President Erdogan’s comments that interest rates are “the mother and father of all evil” and that Turkey must “target double-digit economic growth.”   Erdogan added a few more colorful comments sure to send shivers down the spine of any fiscal conservative (or…

How Did We Get Here?

Oil prices are hovering just below a three year high as many are still shocked that oil prices are again trading this high. Oil Prices started out strong on Iranian, Israeli war tensions but pulled back after data from Genscape put crude storage at Cushing, Oklahoma at 39.56 million barrels as of Tuesday, up 479,644 barrels from Friday….

Softer Inflation Data For April Doesn’t Change Fed’s Policy Outlo...

News reports covering yesterday’s April report on consumer inflation emphasize that the monthly increase fell short of the consensus forecast. The cooler-than-expected gain is cited by some analysts as a factor that will allow the Federal Reserve to slow its plans for raising interest rates. Perhaps, but reviewing the annual pace of inflation and the…

Bitcoin Simmering Slowly…

The situation in the market has become one where Bitcoin is trading on relatively low volume without major moves. But the currency is in a very important place. Actually, Bitcoin is simmering slowly. Will it boil? Will this increase the profits on our hypothetical positions? The Bitcoin market has its undeniable quirks. From the wild…