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All Three Sides Of The Global Energy Challenge
It sometimes feels to me as if issues about energy are all being condensed down into climate change issues. But energy policy debates should have three sides. Michael Greenstone delivered the AEA Distinguished Lecture on “The Economics of the Global Energy Challenge” in San Antonio in January. It’s now published in the AEA Papers and Proceedings (2024, 114: 1-30). […]
Max Hawkish Into June FOMC
Image Source: Pexels In this short clip, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss the implications of yield curve inversions on economic growth and market trends. They highlight how the inversion typically signals a recession and its impact on lending and profits. The conversation delves into specific predictions about bond yields, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, and […]
Breakouts For S&P And Nasdaq Remain Intact
Thursday’s selling didn’t deliver ‘bull traps’ for the S&P or Nasdaq. In fact, the Nasdaq breakout looks ready to accelerate higher. When we look at relative performance, the Nasdaq is surging away from both the S&P and Russell 2000 (IWM). Where there’s a kink is the ‘sell’ trigger for On-Balance-Volume, although the indicator itself is […]
Weekly Market Pulse: Is Perception Reality?
Image Source: Pexels A recent poll conducted by Harris and the UK news outlet The Guardian produced some interesting results. Of those polled: 56% believe the US economy is in recession 49% believe the S&P 500 is down for the year 49% believe the unemployment rate is at a 50 year high 72% think inflation is […]
Zero Percent Down Mortgages Return, What Can Go Wrong?
Case-Shiller national and 10-city indexes via St. Louis Fed, OER, CPI, and Rent from the BLS Perfectly Stupid TimingMorningstar reports One of the Biggest U.S. Lenders is Offering 0%-Down-Payment Mortgages for First-Time Home Buyers. Home buyers will be able to buy a home without putting any money down under a new program launched by United Wholesale […]
Bitcoin stuck in accumulation range, but a breakout is near
Despite showing positive weekly closures for three weeks straight, Bitcoin (BTC) is still stuck in the accumulation zone between $60,000 and $70,000, according to the trader identified as Rekt Capital.The current accumulation phase is a common post-halving period, registered in previous cycles, as shared by the trader on X. As BTC failed to register a […]
China Dominates EV Market With 9.5 Million Sales In 2024
↵Image Source: Pexels Ten years ago, President Xi Jinping’s speech at SAIC Motor Corp. marked a transformative moment for China’s automotive industry. Addressing the need for China to become a dominant force in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, Xi’s words underscored the importance of innovation in new energy vehicles. This vision was a strategic pivot for […]
Can Data By Itself Inform Us About The Real World?
Image source: Pixabay In order to make the data “talk”, economists utilize a range of statistical methods that vary from highly complex models to a simple display of historical data. It is generally believed that one can organize historical data through quantitative methods into a useful body of information, which in turn can serve as the […]
All 12 Constituents In The Cannabis Portfolios Declined W/e May 24th
Image source An Introduction All 12 constituents in the Canadian and American cannabis portfolios declined the week ending May 24th by an average of 14.4% and are now DOWN 28.9%, on average, since Tuesday, April 30th, when the DEA announced that it planned to follow through on the September 2023, recommendation of the Department of […]
Uniswap Foundation discloses $41M balance sheet ahead of crucial fee vote
As the Uniswap community prepares to vote on a proposal that would introduce a new fee distribution plan, the Uniswap Foundation has shared its balance sheet, revealing $41.41 million in fiat and stablecoins, as well as 730,000 UNI tokens.The upcoming vote, which is expected to pass based on prior snapshot polls, would transfer control of […]
