We were investigating the relation between the number of job openings and the unemployment rate, we found that with the current job openings level we should expect a much lower unemployment rate than what is being observed.

We looked at the S&P 500 index over the past 40 years and tried to understand if the recent rally has rendered the current unsustainable and is subject to a correction. We found that when compared to its 200 days' moving average, the current price level seems to be within fair range.

We were looking at the Miami housing market and observed that on an inflation adjusted basis, the house prices in the Miami area are still 50% below their 2007 peak.

Following our previous Bitcoins blog post, in this post we detail the calculations you need to do in order to compute your expected revenues from mining Bitcoins.

We looked at the unemployment rates for young adults (aged 16 to 24 years) and the general population. We observed the gap is at historical "high".

We were looking at the recent drop of the Australian dollar and its correlation with metal prices. We suggest that the recent drop of the Autralian dollar vs. other currencies is due to a shift of focus of currency traders; from a view where the Autralian dollar is mostly driven by commodity price (mostly metal), to a view where domestic issues take precedence. We are wondering if we are not about to witness another regime change in this pattern ...

We are looking at the economics of Bitcoins from miner vs. investor standpoints and make the argument that everyone should start mining Bitcoins instead of buying Bitcoins. Miners are currently having cash on cash margins of 20x - 1$ invested results in 20$ of revenue!

In this article we illustrate the significant change that happened over the past few months in the spread between the WTI oil price and the Brent oil price. Despite fundamentals that have not changed much, the spread has narrowed significantly.

We looked at the impact of the Keystone pipeline project on the Canadian and US economies. We found that the project might result in the loss of 75,000 manufacturing jobs in Canada while having a positive impact on manufacturing employment in the US. We argue that the key driver of this dynamic is the reduction of the competitiveness of the Canadian manufacturing industry (versus the US manufacturing industry) due to a stronger Canadian dollar.  

We were looking into the relation between the Canadian dollar exchange rate and the oil prices. We found a relation that is becoming stronger as the production of oil (from oil sands) increases along with the price of oil, hence increasing the demand for Canadian dollars in the currency markets.

We collected data from various sites to look into the odds of various cardinals to win the next papacy. We found some interesting trends that might help you place your best bet!

We were looking at the price of gold from various angles and tried to come-up with a view on whether gold was fairly priced or not. The price of gold is compared to oil prices, stock market, metal prices and silver prices. 

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