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Money, Bad Policies, Inflation & You
Money, Bad Policies, Inflation & You How to weather the inflationary and energy storms The global financial system and economy are a house or cards. Built on an unsustainable underpinning to ever-increasing debt the financial system is, as far as I am concerned, irretrievably insolvent. To truly grasp this you need to understand the basics […]
Albert Edwards: “It’s Starting To Feel A Bit Like July 2008”
Albert Edwards: “It’s Starting To Feel A Bit Like July 2008” One of the theories seeking to explain the Lehman collapse and the ensuing financial crisis points to the record surge in oil prices which rose as high as $150 in the summer of 2008, and which combined with tight monetary conditions, precipitated a giant […]
Gazprom Plant Connected To Russia-China Gas Pipeline Shuttered Due To Fire
Gazprom Plant Connected To Russia-China Gas Pipeline Shuttered Due To Fire China’s energy crunch has resulted in power rationing in more than half of the provinces and affected the world’s biggest production base for electronic gadgets to semiconductors to appliances, among other things. Beijing has ordered energy firms to “secure supplies at all costs” as winter fast […]
Rabo: Global Supply Chains Simply Will Not Be Able To Cope With Even More Stimulus
Rabo: Global Supply Chains Simply Will Not Be Able To Cope With Even More Stimulus The Story is the Story Today is a US payrolls Friday. I have covered 277 of these releases. A handful were of any lasting interest, signalling something the market didn’t already know beforehand, and a few dozen more were higher/lower […]
Energy Crisis May Unleash Winter Blackouts Across US, Insider Warns
Energy Crisis May Unleash Winter Blackouts Across US, Insider Warns The energy crisis that is rippling through Asia and Europe could unleash electricity shortages and blackouts in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. Ernie Thrasher, CEO of Xcoal Energy & Resources LLC., told energy research firm IHS Markit that U.S. utilities quickly turn to more coal because of soaring natural […]
Coal for Christmas
Coal for Christmas China’s Supply Chains in an Energy Crisis In mid-April 2021, I began receiving reports from sources in China and the United States that certain regions in China had begun to experience ongoing power disruptions at their warehouses and manufacturing facilities. Most notable of these was in south China’s Guangdong megaregion, where in […]
Energy Crisis Hitting for the Winters of 2021 and 2022
Energy Crisis Hitting for the Winters of 2021 and 2022 The greatest problem I have is that those in power are evolving to the lowest possible denomination. Thirty years ago, I would have intelligent conversations with heads of state. Those days are gone. If I met with Biden, I would probably have to bring a […]
EU Politicians Panic As Natgas Prices Explode 40% Overnight
EU Politicians Panic As Natgas Prices Explode 40% Overnight Europe’s power crunch is roiling energy markets Wednesday as Dutch and U.K. natural gas futures jumped 60% in just two days, hitting record highs along with soaring power prices. Front-month Dutch natgas futures rose an astonishing 40% today to a record 162.125 euros per megawatt-hour after […]
Europe Turns To Russia For More Coal As Energy Prices Skyrocket
Europe Turns To Russia For More Coal As Energy Prices Skyrocket Europe is facing a perfect storm of increasing demand for energy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a dwindling supply of natural gas used to produce electricity. As Europe’s struggling energy markets look to import any form of affordable energy they can, […]
Winter’s discontent
Winter’s discontent “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low’r’d upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.” Shakespeare, Richard III This may become the winter of our discontent as people around the world face a widening energy crisis, […]
Column: Hedge funds flock to oil as energy shortages worsen: Kemp
Column: Hedge funds flock to oil as energy shortages worsen: Kemp A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Rising oil prices and the spreading global shortage of coal, gas and electricity have drawn fresh buying interest from hedge funds […]
“Perfect Storm” – Global Energy Crisis Spreads To Brazil And India
“Perfect Storm” – Global Energy Crisis Spreads To Brazil And India The global energy crisis plagues Europe and China and risks spreading to emerging market economies. According to Bloomberg, severe droughts in Brazil have led to a collapse in hydroelectric generation and could force the South American country to ration power if power imports from Uruguay […]
Electricity bills in Italy rise by almost 30 percent from Friday
Electricity bills in Italy rise by almost 30 percent from Friday Energy prices are set to rise in Italy this week despite government interventions. Photo: Sebastien Bozon/AFP Households and businesses in Italy will be paying more for electricity and gas from Friday with another steep price rise at the start of the third quarter, despite […]
“It’s A Really Dangerous Situation” – Afghanistan Faces Imminent Blackouts As Power Bills Skyrocket
“It’s A Really Dangerous Situation” – Afghanistan Faces Imminent Blackouts As Power Bills Skyrocket While the Taliban are clearly preoccupied with the security situation inside the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as emphasized by Sunday’s bombing at a major mosque in Kabul (ironically, the former insurgents are facing an insurgency of their own led by ISIS-Khorasan, […]
Global Energy Crisis Spreads
Global Energy Crisis Spreads
