Jerome Powell on Stagflation
“I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘-flation’,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said during his Wednesday address. Powell believed inflation would be “transitory.” He believed that the economy would come [...]
Saudi Arabia may actually be exiting OPEC. There are serious discussions about floating the state owned oil producer Aramco. Saudi Arabia attempted to get other oil producers around the world to agree to reduce production. Saudi Arabia is looking to float Aramco if the other producers fail to agree to cut production. The problem is that OPEC cannot reverse the trend in motion.