by JD Lasinger | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured Posts
Markets had a few days to digest Trump’s surprise victory on November 8th. Many experts said that the markets would react negatively to Trump’s presidency. Conventional wisdom in Wall Street held the view that the best possible outcome for the markets would be a...
by JD Lasinger | Nov 9, 2016 | Featured Posts
Pollsters gave Hillary Clinton great odds of winning, and she fell short. Trump was an underdog all throughout the race, with his brash style, seemingly antagonizing so many sectors of the population that no one thought he would ever make it to the White House. But...
by JD Lasinger | Nov 6, 2016 | Featured Posts
Two Brexit related stories last week, showed how Britain is currently having its cake and eating it. The first had to do with the High Court decision to subject Brexit to a parliamentary vote. The court ruled that article 50 – the EU article that must be activated by...
by JD Lasinger | Nov 2, 2016 | Featured Posts
One of the most volatile currencies on earth is facing more devaluation. The Venezuelan Bolivar, which had a measure of stability for most of the year, is now quickly depreciating. Black market prices for a single US Dollar are expected to reach the $1,700 Bolivar...
by JD Lasinger | Nov 2, 2016 | Featured Posts
Apparently when OPEC finally agrees on a cut in production, its members cannot agree on the production baseline from which cuts must be calculated. Additionally, meetings between OPEC members and non-OPEC oil producers, have not yielded an agreement either. As a...
by JD Lasinger | Oct 27, 2016 | Featured Posts
Oil traders should hold those bulls. The fundamentals of oil markets have not yet changed, and the price of crude reflects that. Demand is pretty stagnant, and supply is abundant, which means prices have really struggled to hold their gains. WTI has been unable to...
