Lance on May 06 2008 | Filed under: Asset Allocation, Commodities, Energy, oil
Goldman’s Murti Says Oil `Likely’ to Reach $150-$200
Do you remember when Murti was derided for making the call that oil was going to have a superspike? I do, and I was one of the skeptics, though only for a brief while.
Crude oil may rise to between $150 and $200 a barrel within two years as [...]
Lance on Apr 19 2008 | Filed under: Commodities, Economic Indicators, Economics, Energy, Inflation, Latest data, economy
While spending increased in March by 1.8% over a year ago, adjusted for inflation it was way down. The only reason sales were positive was gasoline, though food sales were positive. Even there, that is mostly due to inflation and rising prices of food and staples.
alpha Asset Allocation bailout banks Barry Ritholtz Baton Rouge bear market Ben Bernanke China credit crisis debt Economics economy Federal Reserve finance fiscal policy fiscal stimulus Hank Paulson Hedge Funds housing Housing Market Humor Inflation interest rates investing Jeremy Grantham John Hussman Julian Robertson Louisiana LSU markets Merrill Lynch monetary policy monoline insurers mortgages quotes real estate recession Risk stocks subprime Taxes Valuation Warren Buffett Wealth
Wall Street Journal- Wealth Wall Street Journal Economic News Wall Street Journal-Market news Wall Street Journal-Hedge Funds Abnormal Returns