There has been a rash of incidents at American embassies that indicates that American embassies are now easy targets for bad actors. The United States…
Longer Forever
Diesel and gasoline prices have hit record highs as oil prices continue to climb to heights not seen since 2014. Diesel prices rose to a…
Rising Interest Rates
The recent market turbulence caused the 10 year treasury rate to drop from 2.05% to 1.74% in just two weeks. This drop signals that investors…
Russia’s Invasion In The Ukraine
Russia invaded the Ukraine after weeks of posturing but is struggling to make military gains within the country. Russia amassed approximately 190,000 troops on the…
2021’s Impact on China’s Economy
China’s GDP officially grew 4% in the fourth quarter of 2021. This is an excellent GPD growth rate by global standards but is a small…
Declining Crude Storage
Oil prices have been rising as conflict engulfs Europe and OPEC+ refuses American diplomats’ requests to raise production past their planned 400,000 BPD increase. These…
Labor Market Indicators
New labor data released this week underscores the health of the labor market even as people sit out the rise in the number of available…
Gasoline Prices Set To Spike
Gasoline prices are set to spike as crude oil prices are at their highest in 7 years. Crude oil prices crashed during the pandemic as…
Taliban’s Struggle To Rule Afghanistan
Afghanistan gained independence after the Americans left the country in August of 2021 and have been ruling the country for less than half a year.…
Heads of The Drug Cartels
The cartels in the Americas have been smuggling drugs, weapons, and cigarettes for more than 40 years and have taken advantage of America’s lax infrastructure…
Russia’s Overseas Conflicts
Anti-government protests erupted in Kazakhstan last week after the government raised fuel prices. These protests were quickly quelled when Russian sent approximately 2000 paratroopers and…
Housing Market vs Inflation
The economy has been overheating since the pandemic started as several industries have been trying to process the vast number of stimmies that the government…
Impacts On Oil Prices
WTI has hit $80/BBL and looks set to rise even higher in the summer months. The turmoil in Kazakhstan, declining DUC inventory, and OPEC+’s assessment…
Drug Trafficking
Drugs have become an epidemic in the United States as overdose deaths have reached record highs. Deaths have topped 100,000 people for the first time…
Immigration Crisis At The Border
Immigration has been in the news recently as numbers have spiked across the southern border. Southwest border encounters have reached recent highs as coyotes have…
Pandemic Effects On Inflation And Currencies
The Turkish Lira has been in the spotlight during the pandemic as the beloved president of the conservative AK party has replaced the head of…
President Biden’s War on Gas Prices
Crude prices rose to recent highs of approximately $80 per barrel from historic lows after WTI hit -$40 a barrel at the start of the…
The Case for Investment In Mexico
America’s losses in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and North Korea have been felt across the globe. Afghanistan’s heroin trade is pervasive across Asia, the situation in…
War In Yemen
The war in Yemen continues to evolve after almost 7 years of fighting. The internationally recognized Hadi government has been battling the Houthi rebels with…
Inflation Is Spinning Out of Control
The Federal Reserve has rolled out several stimmys to stabilize the economy since the pandemic began in early 2020. The economy saw a brief drop…