By SIMON CONSTABLE
Hundreds of millions of dollars a year in risk-free profits could be hiding in the markets for Bitcoin, experts say.
The market for Bitcoin has grown massively in the decade or so since the cryptocurrency got invented. But that growth has not come in tandem with efficient markets where the price of one bitcoin is worth roughly the same on every cryptocurrency exchange, according to new research published recently in the Financial Analysts Journal (FAJ). Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Usually, when businesses decide the volume of products that they want to produce, they have a slew of data to study. Last month’s sales, seasonality, the buying patterns of big customers, even changes in government regulations can be useful guides.
But such things don’t seem very relevant now and likely still won't be when the economies of the world get back to business as the coronavirus pandemic fades. "No one knows how the demand will be restarted or the supply," says Yannick Binvel, president of Korn Ferry's Global Industrial Market practice. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Ouch! On the face of it, things look bad for the oil market.
That’s an easy conclusion to make from the epic dive crude oil futures prices took on Monday. But the bigger story is far more complicated than most would like to admit.
Most of the issue revolves around oil delivery rules and storage capacity issues specific to a single location in Oklahoma. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Finally, some good news for the oil patch.
The price of oil should rally at least 37% this year following a weekend agreement by the members of OPEC (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and some recently affiliated nations, experts say. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
3D printing started out as a novelty invention and grew to become a small but fast-growing part of the manufacturing world. Now, COVID-19 has given a whole new meaning to the value of this technology in today’s gridlocked world of supply chains.
Used for creating everything from oil rig replacement parts to artificial skin for a cosmetics maker, the technology could be an important answer to companies that outsourced heavily and now find themselves helpless. The technique, of course, employs computer codes to allow for the production of items via local machines, eliminating the need for a far-flung manufacturer. Read more here.
