Biden Bans The Russian Gas (not good kind)
Just a week after the sanctions started flying in from the U.S., Biden lays down the absolute law and banned the import of oil from Russia. Unfortunately for Chiclets fans, … Read More
Category: Markets
U.S. Gasoline Prices Reach All Time High
As Jim Cramer once famously said, “There’s always a bull market somewhere.” Before we get into it let it be known that he infamously called the oil top back in … Read More
If I had a quarter for every interest rate hike…
I’d have 0 quarters. For weeks, if not months, I’ve been chirping alongside the rest of the bluebird application users about the Fed’s goal to increase interest rates in the … Read More
Mortgage Rates Extend Decline in Largest Two-Day Drop Since March 2020
Welp, as somewhat of a surprise to me, the 30Y Fixed Rate Mortgage dropped to 3.89% on Tuesday, after retreating from 4.18% to 4.04% on Monday. But you can’t predict … Read More
Russian Ruble Gets Ransacked
As a result of sanctions levied on Russia, the Ruble gets absolutely demolished, falling to as low as 111 to the USD, compared to just 83 on Friday. In response … Read More
Russia Gets Sanctioned…Excluding Oil & Gas
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The U.S. and European allies have laid down the law, and are now kissing most Russian Banks goodbye from the global financial payment … Read More
Ukraine, Russia, Oil, Options
Over the past few weeks, headlines have circled the media explaining Putin’s intention to invade parts of Ukraine. Investors have felt the effects in the market while it all unfolds. … Read More
Crypto & Stocks Hemorrhage, Oil Goes Uppity
Although no stranger to just nuclear price action (both for the good, and bad) Bitcoin and the like have certainly seen better days. Markets were closed in honor of President’s … Read More
Are Home Prices Finally Piping Down?
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported an 18.8% gain in December, on par with the month prior. According to the report, “December’s 18.8% gain in … Read More
The Rare Earth Metal Conundrum
Rare earth metals have become increasingly important throughout the 21st century as they are crucial in the use of emerging technologies, such as computer processors, fiber optics, hard disk drives, … Read More