by JD Lasinger | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured Posts
It seems that recovering from Dutch Disease is harder than previously thought. An economy that is highly dependent on its oil revenue to grow and balance its external payments, has to display much more flexibility in order to weather the bear markets that took over...
by JD Lasinger | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured Posts
US job growth beat expectations once more during the month of July, adding 255,000 payrolls. This puts a dismal May report behind – although it was revised up to 29,000 from 11,000 – and it shows continuation from the now revised 292,000 June job report. Nevertheless,...
by JD Lasinger | Aug 8, 2016 | Market News
Major Events of Last Week Last week ended on a very positive note after the USA released a stellar labor report which surpassed economists’ expectations. Not only did US employers create more new jobs during July than predicted but Average Hourly Earnings also rose at...
by JD Lasinger | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured Posts
Consumer spending in the US is up, and even surpassed estimates during the month of June. This economic activity that underpins 70% of the US economy, is now clearly showing a rising trend. So much so that it is affecting savings negatively, yet it has failed to bring...
by JD Lasinger | Aug 4, 2016 | Featured Posts
South America and more specifically Brazil have attracted a lot of attention this year due to the Zika virus, corruption scandals, and electoral turnarounds and of course the Rio Olympics. But while the Olympic celebrations are set to begin, and South American...
