Macro Economic Overview / April 2022
The Russia-Ukraine war has intensified inflation expectations due to the threat of global supply chains which are expected to be impaired for an extended period...
Category: Economy
Total Public Debt Reaches $30 Trillion
The issuance of debt by the U.S. government since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 resulted in another $7 trillion being added to...
How The Russian Conflict Affects Commodities Worldwide
As the world’s third largest exporter of oil and third largest wheat producer, Russia is a global provider of key commodities. The imposed sanctions on...
Fed Prepares To Raise Rates Starting This Month
Tensions surrounding the Ukrainian crisis may create additional inflationary pressures simultaneously as economic growth recedes, thus complicating efforts by the Fed to stay the course...
Why Inflation Figures Can Be Rear View Mirror Data
Government data figures come in two categories, lagging and leading indicators. Economists interpret lagging data as something that has already passed, as though it’s in...
How Rising Oil Prices Can Stifle Global Growth – Oil Sector Update
Even as the United States has curbed its appetite for oil and gasoline over the past few years, demand among emerging economies has increased. Fossil...
Top Oil Producing & Oil Exporting Countries
Global geopolitical events have historically affected oil and gasoline prices worldwide, as production and supply issues evolve. As the largest oil producer in the world,...
Macro Economic Overview
Geopolitical rifts emulating from the Russian invasion of Ukraine roiled financial and commodity markets globally as uncertainty arose surrounding the extent of the conflict. Ramifications...
What Will Probably Stay Expensive in 2022 – Inflationary Trends
Supply constraints and labor shortages were the two primary factors for prices on numerous products and services rising as much as they did in 2021....
Where Are Home Prices Headed
After rising consecutively every quarter since the middle of 2020, housing prices have started to pullback. Limited inventory, migration to rural areas, extended low mortgage...