Ep 115: Courtroom Drama

What’s Going On Here? German courts ruled that the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) economy-boosting quantitative easing program might be unconstitutional. Quantitative easing (QE) is when a central bank buys government bonds from the market and, in doing so, puts cash to work doing all sorts of productive things for the economy.  What Does This Mean? German courts don’t think…

Ep 104: Feeling Faint

What’s Going On Here? The oil price suffered its biggest drop in almost 30 years, after Saudi Arabia unexpectedly flooded the market! What Does This Mean? Oil is caught in the middle of two at-odds countries right now. On one side, there’s Saudi Arabia – the biggest producer of the OPEC. And on the other, Russia…