Category: Economics 2707

Dynamics of supply and demand in the oil industry and the global financial issues have resulted in unprecedented instability in prices of the commodity in the past few years. Meanwhile, oil refiners have faced sudden changes in profitability. Consequently, many refineries have adopted different hedging strategies as attempts to manage market instability and, to some…

Introduction Nigeria possesses one of the worlds largest hydrocarbon deposits and is one of the top oil-producing countries in the world. Aka confirms that Nigeria is an important member of OPEC owing to its vast crude oil reserves (229). As such, Oil has continued to play a significant role in the countrys development and the…

According to Roland, the continued rise of interest rates in South Africa has been detrimental toward the growth and development of the fast-emerging economy (par. 1). The withdrawal of the stimulus package has worsened the state of economic performance. It is vividly understood that the problems started when the Federal Reserve opted to withdraw the…

The pace at which the US Federal Reserve has been applying mandatory cuts on bonds has raised different reactions from the business community. Opinions have been divided on whether to allow the economy to recover or decrease bond purchases at the present pace within the year. The unpredicted economic performance has made business economists appear…

Introduction It is hard to underestimate the impact of economical theories on the development of modern society. Looking back on the progress that has been made to reach the status of informational society and start the globalization process all over the world, one must admit that people owe much to economical theories and concepts that…

Property damage is one of the major sources of conflict in the realm of business, especially when it comes to discussing insurance-related issues. According to the case study, the person providing renting facilities to Jeff can be regarded as the party with insurable interest. Indeed, according to Rejda, the key principle of insurable interest presupposes…

Table of Contents Introduction Review of Situational Analysis Potential Impacts of the Referendum Conclusion References Introduction This research explores the Swiss Gold Referendum as a contemporary economic issue that may have both domestic and global impacts. Swiss Gold Referendum is a controversial issue that requires voters to decide. The proponents of the Swiss Gold Referendum…

Summary of the article According to an article, Get Your Bonds Ready for a Fed Rate Boost by Michael A. Pollock, the latest trends have shown that yields are likely to rise in the year 2015. Hence, investors should be ready. This year, many investors missed opportunities to get the right bond yields. They concentrated…

Dynamics of supply and demand in the oil industry and the global financial issues have resulted in unprecedented instability in prices of the commodity in the past few years. Meanwhile, oil refiners have faced sudden changes in profitability. Consequently, many refineries have adopted different hedging strategies as attempts to manage market instability and, to some…

Introduction Nigeria possesses one of the worlds largest hydrocarbon deposits and is one of the top oil-producing countries in the world. Aka confirms that Nigeria is an important member of OPEC owing to its vast crude oil reserves (229). As such, Oil has continued to play a significant role in the countrys development and the…