If you have ever wondered why stock prices rise and fall, or why some investments soar while others sink, the answer lies in ...

Gold investing has become increasingly popular in recent years. In 2024, we saw the price of gold surpass $2,700 per ounce as central banks stockpiled reserves and investors sought safety from market ...

oil has shown remarkable resilience to geopolitical risks in recent months. Geopolitical risk premiums have led to sporadic price rises over the past year, but the physical markets have adapted to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS - DECEMBER 30: In an aerial view, the Bastrop ...

Supply chains have had a tumultuous few years, beginning in 2020, when COVID-19 upended legacy global supply chains. More recently, the “TikTok-ification” of retail has companies like Shein and Temu ...

Simulations using a Phillips curve-type relationship provide insights into the importance of demand versus supply for inflation over different periods. The decade of low inflation after the Great ...

Silver is in its fifth consecutive year of supply deficit, with demand from solar, EVs, and tech outpacing limited mining growth. Industrial demand, especially from solar installations and ...

This column topic was originally discussed in my November 2013 Insights column. “Demand-shaping with supply in mind” dealt with activities that are primarily the responsibility of marketing and sales ...

I use Phillips curve type regressions to assess the relative contributions of demand and supply forces to U.S. inflation during the pandemic era from February 2020 onward and the decade following the ...