Category: Business & Economy

If this China-Saudi deal happens – yuan for oil – it’s another step closer to the grave for the petrodollar, which has dominated global finance since 1974.

Headlines blast that the US has enjoyed 80 months of continuous jobs growth with unemployment hitting 4.3% – the lowest since 2001. However, there is more to this “strong” number than meets the untrained eye.

If working is the price we pay to obtain things we want, then economic progress has always consisted of decreasing this price thanks to perpetual productivity growth.

Recently, the price of a Bitcoin has skyrocketed. Two explanations suggest themselves…

“Almost nine years later, household debt has finally exceeded its 2008 peak. This record debt level is neither a reason to celebrate nor a cause for alarm. But it does provide an opportune moment to consider debt performance,” said Donghoon Lee, Research Officer at the New York Fed.