What Commodities Have Been Most Affected – Global Dynamics
Global commodity prices have experienced extreme volatility since the inception of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Of concern is that many of the affected commodities...
What Is Stagflation – Inflation Overview
Becoming more of a topic throughout the financial media is stagflation, characterized as an environment with minimal economic growth, inflation, and elevated unemployment. The last...
How The Three Super Powers Have Evolved As The World’s Top Energy Producers – Energy Focus
For decades, Russia, also known as the former Soviet Union before 1991, the United States, and China have dominated global energy production. Energy is a...
Food & Gasoline Making Up More Of Consumer Expenditures – Consumer Inflation
Food and energy have become the two fastest rising expenses for consumers nationwide, as well as representing a larger proportion of total living costs. Currently,...
Tax On Social Security In Retirement – Retirement Tax Planning
A prudent and effective tax strategy during your employment years will mostly likely need to be modified in retirement. Once earned income ceases and income...
Stocks Have A Tough First Quarter – Equity Overview
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose above the S&P 500 Index yield in March, meaning that the 2.32% yield on the 10 year...
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...
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...