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In mainstream economic thought, there is one primary way that the economy can go screwy. Prices can rise too fast, and this is called bad inflation. This is to be contrasted with good inflation, when prices are rising at the Goldilocks-just-right rate. Diehard Keynesians (and monetarists) do f...

Two weeks ago, OPEC+ and the US came to a deal to cut crude oil production. President Trump hailed the deal, saying it would save "hundreds of thousands" of oil patch jobs. The Texas Railroad Commission meets today to "consider" a cut in oil production in the Lone Star state. Meanwhile, the ma...

The price of gold has been up steadily for the last 30 days (with a few zigs and zags), now re-attaining the high it achieved prior to the big drop in March. Gold ended the week at $1,662. Alas, it's not quite the same story in silver, whose price drop was bigger. Now its price blip is smaller...

The American Petroleum Institute reportedly shows a build of 13.22M barrels of oil for the week ended April 17, its third consecutive increase. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN, ProShares Trust II - ProShares Ultra Bloomberg...

Fear gripped the market this week after a historic drop in the nearest oil futures contract sent many traders scurrying to the sidelines of the energy market. The big worry plaguing investors is that the record oil price decline is a harbinger for another huge bout of selling pressure in the...

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members are considering cutting their oil production as soon as possible , rather than waiting until next month when the group's production agreement with the U.S. and Russia is set to begin, WSJ reports. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, iPath S&a...

For the first time in history, oil was trading in negative numbers today at -$37/barrel, a collapse in demand that may see many US shale producers go out of business, Ash Bennington and Ed Harrison said during today’s Real Vision Daily Briefing. They said that the problem stemm...

Commodity traders employ two terms to describe the state of the forward curve, which is the difference between prices for future delivery dates. Backwardation is a condition where deferred prices are lower than nearby values. A backwardated market is a sign that nearby demand is higher than th...

Headlines abound around the fact that the U.S. oil prices have gone negative. However, it's important to understand that this is a very technical development that diversified financial investors don't have much exposure to. Let's start with a bit of background. The coronavirus outbreak has l...

The debate over the shape of the recovery, "V" or "L", which might emerge following the dislocation and global contraction. What clues can we find? 1. Domestic Data clues ( The Two Easiest Dots Anyone Will Ever Have To Connect ) "Deprive any animal of oxygen and watch how it doesn't move...