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BofA: Sharp Decline In Russian Exports Could Send Oil Above $150
BofA: Sharp Decline In Russian Exports Could Send Oil Above $150 Analysts: Asian buyers are unlikely to be able to absorb all the Russian oil unwanted in the West. There is a distinct possibility of a sharp drop in Russian oil exports. BofA: A sharp contraction in Russian oil exports could push Brent well past […]
Perpetual Debt, Perpetual War
Perpetual Debt, Perpetual War It’s always useful to visit the museum in order to offset the recency bias that distorts perceptions of current realities. In the great scheme of things, the picture below is admittedly not that ancient – from just 42 years ago. But it is nevertheless a museum piece because it pertains to […]
World Has Just ’10 Weeks’ of Wheat Supplies Left in Storage, Analyst Warns
A combine drives over stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, on July 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jim Young) World Has Just ’10 Weeks’ of Wheat Supplies Left in Storage, Analyst Warns The world has only about 10 weeks of wheat supplies left in storage amid the conflict in Ukraine and […]
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says his analysis shows the world will start a huge war cycle by 2023. This type of war is similar to WWII but much bigger. Nenner explains, “The cycle work I do on wars starts […]
Supply chains are never returning to ‘normal’
Supply chains are never returning to ‘normal’ Global supply chains are in flux. (Photo: Unsplash/Cameron Venti) The conventional wisdom at this time is that most of the world has moved on from the pandemic (except for China); therefore, supply chains will return to “normal.” Unfortunately, this is not the case. The world has permanently changed […]
Hedges: No Way Out but War
Hedges: No Way Out but War Permanent war has cannibalized the country. It has created a social, political, and economic morass. Each new military debacle is another nail in the coffin of Pax Americana. Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — “No Guts No Glory” The United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly […]
India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same
India isn’t the only one banning food exports. These countries are doing the same The war has triggered a huge spike in wheat prices, with Russia and Ukraine among the biggest exporters of the commodity. Many countries have banned wheat, as well as other food exports as a result of the Ukraine crisis. “As the […]
Rabobank: We Are In An Undeclared Global Economic War, And Worldwide Famine Is Coming
Rabobank: We Are In An Undeclared Global Economic War, And Worldwide Famine Is Coming How Dare You Markets whipsawed yesterday after bad US initial jobless claims and Philly Fed data, with stocks down and bond yields also lower, as was the US dollar. Commodities were a mixed picture, however, and oil prices rose around 5% again […]
Running On Empty
Running On Empty Well, we definitely seem to have passed a threshold of sorts. For most of the sixteen years since I started blogging, one of the things I had to point out constantly to my readers was the slow pace of historical change. Whenever I posted an essay on the twilight of industrial society, […]
Putin: Oil Sanctions Will Be Europe’s “Economic Suicide” On Orders From “American Overlords”
Putin: Oil Sanctions Will Be Europe’s “Economic Suicide” On Orders From “American Overlords” Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that EU countries are committing “economic suicide” by refusing Russian energy resources amid a push to impose an oil embargo, but which has been thus far blocked by Russian energy-dependent Hungary and a handful of others. As quoted in […]
Advancing interconnected solutions to the food, energy and finance crises
Advancing interconnected solutions to the food, energy and finance crises The governing body of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) met in Rome on April 8, 2022 in an Extraordinary Session to examine the “impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on global food security and related matters under its mandate” and advise on how it should proceed. Meanwhile, just two […]
Cutting Off Russian Gas Would Be “Catastrophic”, German Industry President Warns
Cutting Off Russian Gas Would Be “Catastrophic”, German Industry President Warns As we detailed yesterday, almost two months after Europe rushed to declare it would impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine with no regard for how such sanctions would boomerang and cripple its own economies, the old continent which […]
European Natural Gas Prices To Triple In “Perfect Storm”
European Natural Gas Prices To Triple In “Perfect Storm” A top commodity research firm in Norway warns a “perfect storm” is brewing as European energy security worsens following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which could result in the tripling of natural gas prices. “There simply is not enough LNG around to meet demand. In the short term, […]
Europe May Face LNG Crisis This Winter
Europe May Face LNG Crisis This Winter Rush to wean off Russian gas has made European consumers highly vulnerable to LNG price shocks. Global LNG demand outstrips supply in 2022. New LNG projects are unlikely to provide relief until 2024. A liquified natural gas (LNG) crisis is brewing for European countries dealing with energy insecurity […]
