Economic Relationships

 
Jul 11, 2008

Personal Consumption Expenditures for Gasoline

I found some interesting data to play with today, published by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Table 2.3.5 of… more
 
Jan 10, 2007

Contango/Backwardation in Oil and Gold

It is an interesting question you ask.  I have not studied the differences in gold futures pricing quite as methodically as… more
 
Dec 07, 2006

The Avocado Effect and the Hog Cycle

The recent upsurge in demand for shipping of goods around the world has spurred a rise in ship leasing rates. Having… more
 
Jul 07, 2006

Oil Prices Could Be Our Boll Weevil

In the center of the old downtown in Enterprise, Alabama, in the middle of the main intersection, sits the Boll Weevil… more
 
Oct 21, 2005

Fed Waking Up To Inflation Problem

You have probably heard a lot more worrying about inflation reflected lately in the comments from Fed officials. There is good… more
 
Dec 18, 2004

Unemployment and Interest rates

If so, could you post a chart, if it's handy and NOT a hassle, plotting the unemployment rate and the 10… more
 
Dec 15, 2004

Bond-Oil Headscratcher

I have been noticing that too. The somewhat perverse logic that has been offered in the MSFM (main stream financial media)… more