Essays on Uptick

The Sultanate of Oman, is, a unique country filled with different statistics both in marriages and births. But, compared to its western counterparts like the United States, perhaps, the statistics regarding the population growth, and, rate of marriages in Oman differs greatly. Oman, an Asian country, varies greatly in terms of birth and death statistics. Over the course of a 10 year period, Oman, saw its own birth and death rates actually improve significantly. Beginning in 1990, Oman, had an under 5 mortality rate of 39, but, over the course of the next 5 years it shrunk to just ...

In 2015, American workers began finding new jobs at a time when the United States economy was supposed to take off. However, Americans were not able to find employers who were willing to contribute to meaningful pay increases. Data suggested that unemployment was at a seven year low and the economy was at a steady pace when it came to job growth. This data was released at the same time the Federal Reserve was considering a raising interest rates. This would be the first time in almost a decade the Federal Reserve considered making such a decision. In the ...

A Hung Parliament

Before the dust had settled in the 2010 general election the general consensus was that a Conservative government was inevitable. The general public was confident that the Labour Party and its leader did not stand a chance in the 2010 elections. However the results showed that there was no clear cut winner and the process of a Hung parliament was becoming more and more a likely outcome. The markets and the media kicked at this idea because they believed it to be bad for business as they feared fall in the sterling due to the uncertainty that would come with that coalition government. ...