The Weekly BluRB – October 20th, 2025
2025-10-21
The US and Australia cut news deals while France and the UK are having a gloomy October. In our Story of the Week, diamonds might not be forever. Continue Reading
The Weekly BluRB – March 23rd, 2025
2025-03-24
Recession Watch (We’re Serious) Authors: Andres Larios, Faith Spalding, Sydney Sibrian Editors: Andres Larios, Faith Spalding, Daniel Hou Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals seeking the latest news and insights on global markets. Get prepared for the week by reading four stories circulatingContinue Reading
The Weekly BluRB – Nov 9th, 2024
2024-11-11
Preparing for the Trump Economy? Positioning Matters Most in a Complex Macro Environment Authors: Andrés Larios, Sydney Sibrian, Faith Spalding Story of the Week (Opinion): Tiara Nanayakkara Editors: Venus Dhanda, Sydney Sibrian, Daniel Hou, Faith Spalding Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals toContinue Reading
The Weekly BluRB – Nov 3rd, 2024
2024-11-03
Elections and Rejections: All Eyes on The United States Following a Turbulent October Authors: Andrés Larios, Venus Dhanda, Faith Spalding Editors: Venus Dhanda, Sydney Sibrian, Faith Spalding Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals to get the latest news and insights on global markets.Continue Reading
The Weekly BluRB – Sept 15th, 2024
2024-09-15
Rate Cuts and Rate Cuts and Rate Cuts and Tate McRaete Authors: Andres Larios, Jay Sahaym Story of the Week: Praniti Gulyani Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals to get the latest news and insights on global markets. Get prepared for the weekContinue Reading
OPEC & The Case for American Energy Independence
2022-11-25
As the world reels from OPEC’s announcement of an unprecedented petroleum production cut, let’s take a few moments to examine OPEC and its role, as well as how America can protect its national and consumer interests by reducing its dependence on foreign fuel sources.Continue Reading
Inflated economies forget to take measures against a looming recession
2022-05-08
2021 has been a very positive year for economic growth worldwide, nevertheless, rumors of a looming recession are becoming more of a reality. Europe’s increase gas prices, China’s Omicron outbreak, and the US’s rapid inflation are blaring threat to an economic downfall that could have been avoided. Continue Reading
War Calls for Europe’s Green Energy Transition
2022-04-21
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the EU and the United States to take real strides towards transitioning into green energy in the hopes of reducing their dependence on Russia’s fossil fuel exports. Did it have to take a war for governments to take green energy seriously?Continue Reading
Special Drawing Rights During COVID-19
2022-03-27
In August 2021, the IMF released $650 billion worth of SDRs to all nations to mitigate the impact of COVID on government balance-sheets. Yet a lack of oversight means free currency was spent indiscriminately.Continue Reading
Is the EU Still America’s Economic Ally?
2021-04-18
It looks like the United States just became a third wheel. Recent economic data from the E.U.’s statistical office shows that China is now the European Union’s biggest trading partner of goods, knocking the U.S. from its prime spot. While the European Union has been China’s biggest importer for some time, the relationship only became mutual during the pandemic, likely due to the increase in demand for Chinese medical products in the E.U. In turn, demand for European goods in China also grew.Continue Reading