May 5, 2020 It was almost 50 years ago that the rising price of oil was one of the factors which helped plunge us into a deep recession. And while not the most important factor, subsequent recessions have followed previous peaks in oil prices. It seems that today’s recession has just about turned all of […]
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April 28, 2020 While our government officials are talking about re-opening at least parts of our economy, we are all wondering what that will actually mean. There is no doubt that we cannot flip a light switch and then get people to rush out and start partying in the streets. Not only could we not […]
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April 21, 2020 For those attempting to predict the length or the depth of the current economic slowdown, we have all turned into medical prognosticators. Every day charts depicting the growth of the virus are published. The growth started slowly and then accelerated with lines showing the number shooting straight into the air. But as […]
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