The Impact of Trade Restrictions on Global Wheat Prices
China, India, and Russia are the three largest wheat producers in the world. The United States is the fourth-largest wheat producer in the world. Wheat is the second most important grain that is cultivated in the United States, following corn. Wheat is one of the most demanding and useful food crops.
Global Inflation Boom
The rate of inflation has risen dramatically all over the world economy. As the world emerged from the pandemic, it saw a rapid increase in inflation, especially over the last year. According to the 12-month percentage change in the consumer price index, the monthly inflation rate for goods and services in the U.S. increased by 8.5% in July 2022, compared to July 2021.
Data Science, Machine Learning, AI – Challenges & Solutions
Data Science (“DS”), Machine Learning (“ML”), and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) applications are increasingly being used to analyze and develop deeper insights into everyday business activities. Having a functioning implementation of ML or AI model is a huge...
Case Study – Machine Learning
Measurement of Success of the Credit Card Fraud Detection ML Model Let's review one of the most common use cases of machine learning ("ML") algorithms - credit card fraud detection and measure its success in reducing losses. The problem is a natural fit for ML because...
Quantitative Modeling (Finance)
Business Problem Build a simple model to analyze how much charge-offs can we expect at any level of portfolio loan delinquency (time independent) Regression Models Analyzed (in R) Linear RegressionNon-Linear RegressionSupport Vector MachineK-Nearest Neighbor...
Markets crashing; curve is inverting: Is recession next?
This article explores the possibility of a U.S. recession and offers suggestions to protect investments during these volatile times. Today each of the major U.S. indices lost close to 3% of their value. The selling was broad based and indiscriminate. More importantly,...