EconMatters's blog
Earnings Season Is Starting to Look Like a Disaster
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/19/2013 11:19 -0500This earnings season is much worse as almost every single company is missing on the revenue side which is not as easily to "fix" as the EPS....
Gasoline Supplies Highest for July Period Since 1992
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/18/2013 12:22 -0500Gasoline supplies for this time of year are higher than at any time in the last 20 years. There are plenty of oil inventories. So why in the heck are consumers paying record prices right now?
Oil's Middle East Fallacy
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/16/2013 20:52 -0500“There is no cure for high prices, like high prices.” This is why the Middle East can never truly have a prolonged supply shortage. They will price their customers out of the market!
Even Oil Executives Know Oil Prices are Too High!
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/15/2013 21:21 -0500It is obvious that the oil market is out of touch with the fundamentals. But this is just my analysis, let`s hear what Oil industry executives believe.
1% Growth: QE Policy a Failure, Time for A Change
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/15/2013 14:08 -0500Ben Bernanke blames fiscal policies out of Washington. However, it is starting to look more and more like Fed policy is equally to blame for the lackluster U.S. GDP growth.
Oil in Tankers to Manipulate Prices?
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/14/2013 16:25 -0500The last two weeks oil inventories fell by a record 20 million barrels, this event has never happened in 30 years of historical data. Something just doesn`t add up here...
The Bernanke Conundrum
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/13/2013 18:28 -0500The catch 22 is that the Fed cannot exit now without markets and asset classes free-falling with markets at hundred year highs!
Gasoline Futures Market Rises 45 Cents in 10 Days
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/12/2013 20:51 -0500Gasoline RBOB price moves are ridiculous. RBOB closes Friday above 40 cents from the price on July 1st without any major news like 5 refiners exploding, or a major hurricane...
China GDP To Hit 6.7%
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/11/2013 19:38 -0500China's GDP number should be in the 6.7% range for the quarter. This is the black swan ...
Oil Myths & Why WTI Is a Short
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/10/2013 20:40 -0500The Downward cycle is in the on deck circle warming up, and will be coming to bat soon in the Oil Market Speculation Game!
Pipeline vs. Rail: Canada Oil Train Crash
Submitted by EconMatters on 07/09/2013 10:33 -0500Surging shale oil production has exposed the lag in the U.S. infrastructure to transport the new domestic energy source in a safe and the most cost-efficient timely manner to the end users.
Oil is the Next Major Commodity to Crash
Submitted by EconMatters on 06/28/2013 06:32 -0500The real question is when will the Feral Hogs fix their sights on the WTI market, and take it down to $80 like they have the last two years. My guess now that they have had their fun with the Gold and Silver markets, they will start looking around for their next target.
The Macro Story as Told by Gold, Copper and Oil
Submitted by EconMatters on 05/22/2013 06:47 -0500Unless there's a shock to the system when people start seeking safety, there's not much upside momentum for gold.
Oil Market Manipulation Reaches Absurd Levels
Submitted by EconMatters on 05/21/2013 00:49 -0500There are some strange things happening right now in the oil market worth mentioning.
Technical Analysis of the Silver Market
Submitted by EconMatters on 02/24/2013 01:06 -0500Silver closed Friday`s trading session at $28.46 an ounce, capping off what has been an auspicious start to 2013.
