A recent Wall Street Journal article looked into how U.S. regulators, in recent weeks, have been focusing in on Wall Street boardrooms as the U.S.…
Month: March 2015
After a trading lull last week, the markets have had a busy Monday with stocks trading high as a result of some deals in the…
Analysts predict that oil prices will stabilize in the second half of 2015 and rise in 2016 and 2017 as consumers increase demand due to…
The tax-writing Senate Finance Committee is giving new consideration to consumption tax ideas in hopes to boost economic growth. Lawmakers argue that the consumption tax…
“As Dollar Heats Up Overseas, U.S. Manufacturers Feel a Chill” a New York Times article by Nelson D. Schwartz, notes that the dollars rise in…
A recent Bloomberg feature traces how bond markets have changed since their glorydays in in the 1980s. Money managers have increasingly replaced traditional dealers, shifting the…
On Sunday, Australia announced it would join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), reversing a previous decision to not participate. Earlier this month, the UK,…
We have been discussing the global oil price and dollar appreciation. To continue the trend, I want to present an interesting article from Bloomberg that…
Job creation is on the upswing. However, according to the Brookings Institute they are getting further away from where unemployed Americans are living. In february…
The China National Offshore Oil Corp (Cnooc) decided not to go forward with a shale gas project in the Anhui province. This move comes as…
New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) is the body that issues all-important licenses to banks wishing to operate in New York. It was created…
Despite their recent jump, the fall in oil prices has been effecting real estate markets. Since the end of last year, many energy companies have…
According to The Atlantic, entrepreneurs are more likely than other Americans to receive public benefits, after accounting for income. The argument in this article is that expanding…
In an indication of an improving economy, the number of first-time unemployment benefits claims fell last week by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 290,000, according…
Oil prices rose sharply in trading amid concerns that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen could disrupt global oil supplies. Wednesday, Saudi Arabia announced it…
On March 4th the Federal Reserve published the complete transcripts of the 11 policy-making meetings the Fed held during 2009. During the early part of…
In February in the UK, the inflation rate fell to 0% from 0.3% the month before. Lower costs for food and computer goods are responsible…
The European Central Bank has increased the limit of emergency funds available to Greek lenders. The move comes ahead of a Monday deadline for Greece…
The United States Labor Department reported that the consumer price index rose for the first time in four months this past February. Overall prices were…
Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer Ruth Porat announced she would be leaving the firm to work at Google. Porat follows in the footsteps of other…