ORLY-EP0160A - Follow The Money, Your Weekly Economic Pulse Check

ORLY-EP0160A - Follow The Money, Your Weekly Economic Pulse Check

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #160 recorded Friday, July 28th, 2017 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen with my usual suspects, Daniel Atherton and Amber Biesecker.

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Global Economic Pulse:

http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/

Follow The Markets, July Friday Closing changes week to week.

Week 1 - 7/07/17: Dow 21,414.34 - Nasdaq 6,153.08 - S&P 2,425.18

Week 2 - 7/14/17: Dow 21,637.74 UP 223.40 - Nasdaq 6,312.47 UP 159.39 - S&P 2,459.27 UP 34.09

Week 3 - 7/21/17:   Dow 21,580.07 DOWN 57.67 - Nasdaq 6,387.75 UP 75.28 - S&P 2,472.54 UP 13.27

Compared to last week:
Week 4 -
7/28/17: Dow 21,830.31 UP  250.24 - Nasdaq 6,374.68 DOWN 13.07 - S&P 2,472.10 DOWN 0.44

Compared to last Month/1st tracked week:
Week 4 7/28/17:   Dow 21,830.31 UP 415.97 - Nasdaq 6,374.68 UP 221.60 - S&P 2,472.10 UP 46.92

International Monetary Fund (IMF) XDR/SDR Basket Currencies

Five most-traded currencies in the foreign exchange market referenced against the US Dollar.

July:
Week 1: $1 USD = €0.88 Eur = ¥6.81 CNY = ¥113.89 JPY = 0.78 GBP = 0.00040 Bitcoin

Week 2: $1 USD = €0.87 Eur = ¥6.78 CNY = ¥112.54 JPY = 0.76 GBP = 0.00045 Bitcoin
Week 3: $1 USD = €0.86 Eur = ¥6.77 CNY = ¥111.16 JPY = 0.77 GBP = 0.00036 Bitcoin
Week 4: $1 USD = €0.85 Eur = ¥6.74 CNY = ¥110.63 JPY = 0.76 GBP = 0.00036 Bitcoin

Over a barrel = http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx

WTI (NYMEX) Price

July:
Week 1: $44.23 USD
Week 2: $46.54 USD  UP $2.32
Week 3: $45.77 USD DOWN $0.77
Week 4: $49.71 USD  UP $3.94 From last week, UP 5.48 from the top of the month.

Watch that puppy grow!

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ORLY-EP0146C - Mostly Good Ideas

ORLY-EP0146C - Mostly Good Ideas

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #146 recorded Saturday February 25th, 2017 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Amber Bieseker, and Daniel Atherton.

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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Good Ideas:

  1. EU looks toward carbon market reform http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-carbon-idUSKBN1631SC

  2. A councillor for the town of Övertorneå wants Swedes in his town to take a one-hour paid break from work to go home and have sex, according to Swedish paper, The Local. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/swedish-politician-wants-people-to-take-sex-breaks_us_58af0d39e4b057efdce9dde5
    http://www.thelocal.se/jobs/article/swedes-should-get-sex-breaks-at-work-says-councillor-is-that-before-or-after-fika-overtornea

  3. VW sets cap on executive pay http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39082280

  4. Japan Protests Russian military build up http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-russia-idUSKBN1620LT

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ORLY-EP0134B - News Roundup Discussions and Picks

ORLY-EP0134B - News Roundup Discussions and Picks

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #134b recorded Friday December 2nd, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Fred Sims, Stephen Griffith, Daniel Atherton, and Amber Biesecker.

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