

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..


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.


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


HedgeTalk - Investment Limits in China and Slow US Housing Growth Lead this Weeks Headlines
Concept of the Week: Hedging Strategies - Craig Haymaker, wrote an excellent article titled “What is Hedging?”


Measuring Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Before explaining how to measure currency exchange rate risk, it is important to have a basic understanding of currency exchange risk.


You Don’t Have to Understand Why OPEC Cuts - You Can Have a Plan for How to Respond
When the news broke, public analysts and commentators rushed to analyze the motivation.


HedgeTalk - Rising Rates and Inflation Take their Toll on Mortgage Applications and Building Permits
Mortgage applications and building permits in the US fall as rising interest rates and inflation take their toll

HedgeTalk Newsletter: Inflation and Jobs Data Lead this Week's Headlines
US inflation rate below forecasts at 5% in March 2023 | US economy adds less jobs than expected in March 2023