By Bob van der Valk The other shoe will drop in world oil markets this week after coalition forces headed by England, France, Canada and the U.S. attacked Libya over the weekend in an attempt to topple the Quaddafi regime. Crude...
Read MoreBy Ashraf Laidi, March 16, 2011 The primary reason for the currency’s stabilization earlier this year and the subsequent 10% rally from early Jan was the ECB’s hawkish rhetoric in the face of rising inflation. 2.4%...
Read MoreBy Vitaliy N. Katsenelson, CFA Profit margins are a tick away from all-time highs and are creating the impression of cheap equity valuations. But that impression is a mirage, because today’s generous margins are destined...
Read MoreBy Dian L. Chu, EconMatters A 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on Friday March 11, prompting a 30-foot tsunami slamming the country’s northeast coast. Media reported that one major oil refinery was caught fire while...
Read MoreBy Dr. Tim Summers The Irish bailout and nervousness over other parts of Europe’s economies again raises the question of whether we might see some sort of double dip recession, or even another global financial and economic...
Read MoreBy David Alton Clark US producers of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and oil like Chesapeake Energy (CHK) continue to drill the Eagle Ford Shale and other unconventional plays when natural gas prices are at depressed...
Read MoreBy Dian L. Chu (A Seeking Alpha Exclusive) As if the uprisings in Egypt, Libya, and the surrounding MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region are not enough to set off oil prices, Charles Maxwell, a veteran energy analyst...
Read MoreBy Dian L. Chu There was a debate recently between Rick Santelli of CNBC and James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis regarding the inflation effects of the QE2 initiative. Bullard, the economist, cited...
Read MoreBy Bob van der Valk March 5, 2011 Dateline: Terry, Montana We are in the middle of world events that may result in the eventual break-up of the ‘Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC), which is an...
Read MoreBy Dian L. Chu Thanks to Muammr Gaddafi’s airstrikes near a Libyan oil terminal, and protests in Iran adding to the continuing chaos in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), on Wednesday, March 2, Brent oil settled at its...
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