How does oil volatility affect the stock market?
17 december 2015
The volatility of crude oil prices continues to disturb the world stock exchange. In a year and a half the barrel of Brent has lost two thirds of its market value. But what, if any, relationship can traditionally be found between these two factors?
5 essential blogs on international finance
11 december 2015
There are hundreds of financial media oulets on the net to choose from - and infinitely times more information. In this post, we narrow down the competition to five of the best financial blogs written in the English language.
Slow credit, slow job market?
10 december 2015
Employment rates plummetted during the first five years of the financial crisis, while so did financing availability. Now that credit flow is improving, will there be a spike in the job market? How are credit and employment connected?
Free, yet priceless: Open-source Econometric Software
10 december 2015
The first statistical software packages developed for personal computers landed midway through the Eighties. Thirty years on, the best programs offer countless possibilities for financial econometricians, at a high cost. There are, however, open-source alternatives.
Sub-zero bonds?
9 december 2015
For the first time in history, Eurozone countries are selling their fixed-rate bonds at negative interest rates. How have we reached this surprising situation, and why is demand for this debt still increasing?
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