

Historic Default Averted - Debt Ceiling Deal is Signed into Law
Market risk refers to the potential for financial losses arising from adverse movements in overall market conditions.


Market Mechanics Can Have a Greater Impact on Short-term Trading Ranges as Expiry Approaches
Brent's July options expired last week. Futures expire this week. The end of the month can often see volatility that is driven by the need..


HedgeStar Supports Continuing Professional Growth: Financial Data Professional (FDP) Exam
Reasons for what led Tanner Mathy to the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst’s (CAIA) Financial Data Professional (FDP)


Biden and McCarthy Reach Debt Ceiling Deal - House Set to Vote on the Bill
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) are fees earned by mortgage originators to service a sold mortgage loan.


Tug of War to Continue: Oil Market
The most recent IEA OMR revised expected global oil demand upward by 2.2mm bpd, again emphasizing China’s contribution to demand growth.


Downward Revisions Remind Us that All Forecasts Depend on One Important Input
Every analyst's price forecast starts with today's price. May's STEO demonstrated this with a price revision that outstripped the modest...


The US Approaches Debt Limit with no Agreement in Place
Companies engage in foreign currency hedging to mitigate the impact of exchange rate movements on various financial transactions...


Is there Evidence to Support your Forecast?
Now that we’ve explored the fundamentals & flows related to the possible impact of OPEC’s most recent cut, including presenting scenarios...


HedgeTalk: Inflation Cools Pushing 10- and 30-year Treasury Yields Higher
Headlines of the market this week and interest rate swaps provide a means to manage and mitigate interest rate risk.


Planning for Post-OPEC Cuts Part 3: Signals from the United States
In our first two articles, we saw reasons why OPEC might have responded to changes in demand, but there were signs that markets were firming