Entries by David Matias

Tip-toeing into September

Summer has officially drawn to a close putting a lid on one of the most bizarre three months in U.S. history. With so much activity in D.C., I am highlighting the key events though I am sure to have excluded others just as bizarre or galling. Domestically, Congress has failed to pass any major legislation […]

A Wall of Water

As a former student of meteorology, I look at the satellite images and data from Hurricane Harvey with fascination. From miles above, it is a stunning cyclonic structure – a perfect funnel formed from massive pressure walls driven by atmospheric warming. The location only enhances the completeness of this event – bridging the intersection of […]

Market Complacency amid Political Disarray

The previous two weeks have been dizzying in Washington, but, yet again, the markets barely responded.  If you recall, in mid-July the White House was exploring pardons for Trump’s family and Bloomberg reported that the Mueller investigation is examining the Trump organization.  Events then moved to various forms of the Republicans’ failure to pass an even nastier version of Obamacare repeal.  Last week, we saw the White House staff firings and a retired general taking control […]

China and Energy

As we slide through the summer doldrums, the news has slowed down to a mellow drumroll. That is, unless you count the events from June of 2016 and the manner in which White House has handled them. It appears that the Russian election scandal will continue to expand, albeit drip-by-drip, until we have a clearer […]