Oil Prices Spike: What’s The Impact On A Recession? Saudi Arabia’s key oil fields were attacked this past weekend, knocking out 50% of their daily oil production. Oil prices spiked 10% as a result, …
Weekly Financial Market Updates
Why We Are Seeing Declining Rates Lead To Higher Stock Prices Right Now
Why We Are Seeing Declining Rates Lead to Higher Stock Prices Right Now On Thursday, September 12, the European Central Bank cut interest rates and re-activated its program to buy government bonds. …
Monthly Employment Statistics: It’s Time For The Payroll Report!
Monthly Employment Statistics: It’s Time For The Payroll Report! On the first Friday of every month, the government releases employment statistics for the previous month. The financial press always …
Mortgage Rates Have Dropped To A New Low: Should I Refinance?
Mortgage Rates Have Dropped To A New Low: Should I Refinance? There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about low interest rates and inverted yield curves. One newsworthy item that is being …
Have You Lived Through a Recession?
Have You Lived Through a Recession? Last week we talked about an inverted yield curve and how many commentators believe that leads to recession. This week we’re going to look closer at what …