The EUR/USD Trade W/ FXE

The trade of the Euro vs Dollar was very promising few weeks back. Then it took the wrong turn.  That was based on what the president of the ECB Mario Draghi decided, not raising the interest rates.   

The Real Price of Fracking

Is it really worth it? What are we, as a society and as humans getting for it?  Watch some of these videos.

Category: Oil

Russian Gas is Changing The Energy Map

Russia is betting big on China just like it did on Europe. Last year (2017)l, Gazprom supplied close to 200bn cubic metres of gas to Europe, equivalent to almost 40 per cent of the continent’s needs, and the source of the vast majority of the company’s profit. Oil and gas production accounts for 40 per cent of… Read More »

Category: Oil

Oil Price Impact

Oil impacts us in many different ways, from the price we pay at the pump to the air we bearthe and it is obvious global impact in the environment. But some of us have it harder than others. 

Category: Oil

Gold As Hedge

Does it really make sense to buy gold, silver or any other precious metal as a hedge against inflation?   

Total Energy

A list of energy charts for historical and recent data. 

Category: Oil

Oil Prices

There is a bit more to what you pay at the pump than meats the eye. 

Category: Oil

Market Risks

This guy, Torsten Slok, a Deutsche Bank economist, list 30 sources of risk to the markets in 2018.  What I find interesting is that he did not include the Middle-East in any sort of shape.  

Federal Spending

Every wonder what happens to your money? I mean the money you send the government every year on April 15th.  Here is some of the really good articles that I found to describe different kind of government spending and the percentages of these types.  Keep in mind that they were written at a different time… Read More »