December 1, 2020/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week –        U.S. distillate inventories declined to 143 million barrels in mid-November, dipping back into five-year-average territory for the first time since May. –    Inventories hit a high of 180 million barrels in July, just short of an all-time record high reached […]

November 30, 2020/Coronation Report Interest rates have been falling all year and the government is running a deficit. So, is it safe to assume that the government is issuing a lot more Treasury Bills and bonds than before? Not quite. Issuance has risen, but not much, as we explain on […]

November 30, 2020/IMFBlog By Davide Malacrino Wealth begets wealth. This simple concept of privilege has added to growing discontent with inequality that has escalated under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. A paper co-authored this year by economists from the IMF and other institutions confirms that wealthier people are more […]