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Museletter #349: After the Ukraine Invasion
Museletter #349: After the Ukraine Invasion This month has seen the start of a historic and tragic invasion. In this month’s Museletter I’ve examined some of the Ukraine war’s likely implications for energy, economy, and geopolitics. Meanwhile, in a second piece Museletter maintains its gaze on an even bigger picture–what we humans are doing to […]
A Banking Crisis Looms
General view of the Bank of England, in the financial district known as The City, in London on Aug. 2, 2021. (Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo) A Banking Crisis Looms My columns have turned rather apocalyptic of late, but for a valid reason. Just this week, we got confirmation that our financial system is, again, on the […]
Is the United Kingdom on the Road to Economic Collapse?
Is the United Kingdom on the Road to Economic Collapse? There’s trouble across the pond and it’s only going to get worse as winter quickly approaches. While it’s most fashionable to talk about the dire economic situation currently taking place in the US, the situation in Europe is so much worse. There are talks of […]
#241. Behind the crisis
#241. Behind the crisis UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN DYNAMIC As you would expect, both the mainstream and the specialist media have been giving us minute-by-minute, blow-by-blow coverage of the financial crisis which began with the British government’s 23rd September “fiscal event”. Unfortunately, this coverage and analysis is founded on a conventional school of economic thought which insists – […]
Humanity’s Biggest Crisis Since WW2?
Humanity’s Biggest Crisis Since WW2?
Former Pentagon Advisor Says US Likely Attacked Nord Stream Pipelines to Isolate Germany
WORLD AT WAR Former Pentagon Advisor Says US Likely Attacked Nord Stream Pipelines to Isolate Germany “You have to look at who are the state actors that have the capability to do this.” Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A former Pentagon advisor says the most likely culprits behind the Nord Stream pipeline blasts are the […]
Massive Central Bank Ponzi Creates Permanent Distortion – Nomi Prins
Massive Central Bank Ponzi Creates Permanent Distortion – Nomi Prins Three-time, best-selling book author Nomi Prins says the reason why there is so much uncertainty and chaos in the global economy comes down to one simple theme, and that is a couple of decades of central bank money printing has created the biggest Ponzi scheme […]
Revolution In Air As Brits Burn Power Bills Amid Historic Energy Crisis
Revolution In Air As Brits Burn Power Bills Amid Historic Energy Crisis Energy prices for millions of households across the UK rose on Saturday. Soaring power bills amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation led to a continuation of growing discontent ahead of the dark winter. Thousands of Brits marched in London and other […]
Hyperinflation Hits Europe
Hyperinflation Hits Europe
The latest on Ian’s impact on the supply chain
The latest on Ian’s impact on the supply chain Ports, airports remain closed in wake of hurricane A section of the Sanibel Causeway was lost due to the effects of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla. (Photo: Steve Helber/Associated Press) Thursday’s news on Hurricane Ian and its impact on various sectors of the freight industry […]
Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis
Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis An employee pushes bread rolls into one of the gas heated ovens in the producing facility in Cafe Ernst in Neu Isenburg, Germany, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Andreas Schmitt, head of the local bakers’ guild, said some small bakeries are contemplating giving up due to […]
The Fourth Great Humiliation of Humanity is Upon Us.
The Fourth Great Humiliation of Humanity is Upon Us. If we don’t pull our heads in, we’re doomed. If we do, the future is bright. “Galileo Sees the Earth” by sjrankin is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0._c WHEN I WAS TEACHING in Japan 20 years ago, one of my students introduced me to The Three Great […]
A historic global bond-market crash threatens liquidation of the world’s most crowded trades, says BofA
A historic global bond-market crash threatens liquidation of the world’s most crowded trades, says BofA ‘If the bond market does not function, then no other market functions, really,’ say Ben Emons of Medley Global Advisors A newspaper headline is shown after the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. Global bonds are in one of […]
The Global Water Crisis Could Crush The Energy Industry
The Global Water Crisis Could Crush The Energy Industry Water is growing more scarce due to climate change. Water scarcity could derail the green energy boom, and even hinder fossil fuel production. With rising concerns over water scarcity, mainly due to climate change, there are fears that the big transition to renewable energy will be […]
Grid renewal generates billion-dollar shock as costs of energy transition become clear
Grid renewal generates billion-dollar shock as costs of energy transition become clear Consumers are looking at a major increase in spending on power networks across Australia.(ABC News: Hugh Hogan) Australian consumers have been told to brace for big hikes in their power bills after a watchdog revealed the true costs of overhauling the grid to […]
