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The Petrodollar Collapse is Here! Disaster for U.S.
The Petrodollar Collapse is Here! Disaster for U.S.
Food Supply Chains “Falling Apart” In Ukraine As “Imminent Famine” Risks Plague The World
Food Supply Chains “Falling Apart” In Ukraine As “Imminent Famine” Risks Plague The World On Friday, Jakob Kern, an emergency coordinator at the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP), warned Ukraine’s food supply chains were collapsing as Russia bombed key infrastructures such as roads, bridges, and trains. “The country’s food supply chain is falling apart. Movements of […]
US dollar’s dominance in oil markets may face challenge as Saudis reportedly eye yuan-based sales deal with China
US dollar’s dominance in oil markets may face challenge as Saudis reportedly eye yuan-based sales deal with China Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Saudi Arabia is in talks to sell oil to China and be paid in yuan, according to the Wall Street Journal. For nearly 50 […]
Argentina Halts Soy Exports As Food Protectionism Soars
Argentina Halts Soy Exports As Food Protectionism Soars Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted the global food supply chain as the prospect for dwindling stockpiles catapulted food prices to record highs. Governments worldwide are beginning to enforce protectionist measures to safeguard domestic food supplies. According to a memo signed by Javier Preciado Patino, the secretary for agriculture markets, Argentina made moves […]
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is tearing apart the global food system
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is tearing apart the global food system The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation is warning that countries such as Yemen risk a spike in food prices and food insecurity because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. PHOTO: EPA-EFE LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The global food system is under threat as Russia’s invasion […]
The Ins and Outs of Whose Money is it Anyway?
The Ins and Outs of Whose Money is it Anyway? “Inside, Outside…. Leave me alone! Inside, Outside … Nowhere is home! Inside, Outside … Where have I been? Out of my brain on the 5:15…” — The Who There’s been a massive reaction to Credit Suisse analyst Zoltan Poszar’s note about the birth of a new Bretton Woods […]
The end of fiat hoving into view…
The end of fiat hoving into view… Tragic though the situation in Ukraine has become, the real war which started out as financial in character some time ago has now become both financial and about commodities. Putin made a huge mistake invading Ukraine but the West’s reaction by seeking to isolate Russia and its commodity […]
What War in Ukraine Means for Energy and Money
What War in Ukraine Means for Energy and Money
The Great Economic Destruction & COMPLEXITY
The Great Economic Destruction & COMPLEXITY COMMENT #1: OK Marty, it is now becoming obvious that not only Trump reads your stuff but so does Obama. Trump bought a $19 million remote island and Obama bought one for $15 million. This is not a coincidence. Your war cycle goes nuts next year and we have […]
World War III Has Already Started, and It’s an Economic War
World War III Has Already Started, and It’s an Economic War Image © Chekov_UA. All rights reserved. In an article I published in April of 2018, World War III Will Be An Economic War, I outlined a number of factors that portend a large scale conflict between East and West and why this war would be mainly […]
A Global Monetary & Commodity Inferno of Nuclear Proportions
A GLOBAL MONETARY & COMMODITY INFERNO OF NUCLEAR PROPORTIONS When the sh-t hits the global fan, it often does it at the optimal time for the maximum amount of damage and with the worst kind of sh-t to soil the world. For years I have been clear that the world is reaching the end of […]
This War Marks the End of Cheap Resources
This War Marks the End of Cheap Resources Image credit: Miguel Bruna via Unsplash It’s time to bust some myths. Ones, like “we have all the natural resources we want” and “we live in an a world of abundance”. Or if something does become unavailable, then surely a replacement will come online and magically scale up […]
Loss of Russian Oil Leaves a Void Not Easily Filled, Straining Market
Loss of Russian Oil Leaves a Void Not Easily Filled, Straining Market Global production will take time to ramp up, so the U.S. and other buyers will chase limited supplies, creating upheaval unseen in decades. A Rosneft refinery. Russia is the world’s No. 3 oil producer, after the United States and Saudi Arabia.Credit…Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg HOUSTON […]
The Revolt of the Imagination, Part Three: Co-Creating the Future
The Revolt of the Imagination, Part Three: Co-Creating the Future As I write these words, the Russo-Ukrainian war has raged for a week. To a great many people, crises like these make the theme of my recent posts here—the potential of the human imagination—seem wholly irrelevant. That’s a common mistake, but it’s still a mistake. […]
