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September 28, 2018 Global Economy, Stocks
The Wall Street Journal called me yesterday. A reporter wanted my thoughts on why the oil price “suddenly” started surging. I laughed. I couldn’t help it. You see, with all the other news stories out there about trade wars, tariffs, interest rates and the Kavanaugh hearing, the oil market was kind of forgotten in the […]![But unlike the pre-financial crisis era (stoked largely by brokers and lenders content to look the other way), today’s mortgage fraud comes with a twist.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/mortgage-fraud.jpg)
September 25, 2018 Real Estate
But unlike the pre-financial crisis era (stoked largely by brokers and lenders content to look the other way), today’s mortgage fraud comes with a twist.![U.S. jobless claims are even lower than the headlines reveal. But there is some bad news: There are too many people working.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/you-should-be-scared-rs.jpg)
September 24, 2018 U.S. Economy
U.S. jobless claims are even lower than the headlines reveal. But there is some bad news: There are too many people working.![Now that we are over a year into the bull market in oil, we are seeing the second- and third-tier shale deposits getting drilled.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/contrarian-oil-play.jpg)
September 21, 2018 Oil
Now that we are over a year into the bull market in oil, we are seeing the second- and third-tier shale deposits getting drilled.![Something strange is occurring in crude oil futures. The peculiar action looks bullish even though the narrative is clear as mud...](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/rare-oil-setup.jpg)
September 20, 2018 Oil
Something strange is occurring in crude oil futures. The peculiar action looks bullish even though the narrative is clear as mud...