by JD Lasinger | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured Posts
It seems like the Fed rate hike hype is behind us now, and real data has taken over the markets. Main indexes dipped all throughout Wednesday’s trading, thanks to lackluster profit reports, gloomy economic growth prospects from the OECD and manufacturing reports that...
by JD Lasinger | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured Posts
It is widely known that fracking was the main reason why oil took a huge dive at around July 2014. The fact that crude has not recovered fully since, is a testament to the technique’s power, and the industrial capabilities that brought US oil markets back to...
by JD Lasinger | May 26, 2016 | Featured Posts
It seems that demand has caught up with supply, or rather, that supply has been sapped by a combination of low crude prices and terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Oil has been rising this week, despite an earlier dip due to the appreciation of the US Dollar. In fact, the...
by JD Lasinger | May 25, 2016 | Featured Posts
Markets erased much of their losses on Tuesday, with financial stocks leading the way. Reports showing the highest residential real estate sales since the beginning of 2008, during the month of April, certainly contributed to the upswing. Other assets also responded...
by JD Lasinger | May 24, 2016 | Featured Posts
Markets have opened the week with losses, mainly due to the fact that the Fed reaffirmed its determination to put an end to the era of cheap money. To many, it may seem that a 25 basis point hike in interest rates, is a moderate hike. In absolute terms, that would be...
by JD Lasinger | May 19, 2016 | Featured Posts
Speculation has taken over the markets as a result of the consistently ambiguous language coming from the Fed, regarding interest rate hikes. Investors and analysts will be digging into the April Fed meeting minutes, to look for some clues as to how many times will...
