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WTI Tops $70 For First Time Since Nov 2014 As Iran Deal Deadline Looms
WTI Tops $70 For First Time Since Nov 2014 As Iran Deal Deadline Looms With the Iran Deal looking increasingly fragile, front-month WTI futures have just traded above $70 for the first time since Nov 2014. $70 just happens to be the 50% retracement from the Aug 2013 highs to the Feb 2016 lows… As […]
Green Berets Are Now On The Ground Assisting The Saudi War On Yemen In “A Marked Escalation”
Green Berets Are Now On The Ground Assisting The Saudi War On Yemen In “A Marked Escalation” Once again a creeping, years’ long shadow war is expanding from indirect proxy intervention to direct engagement, complete with US “boots on the ground” where no American ground forces were previously thought to exist. And it’s not Syria, […]
Oil Production Vital Statistics April 2018
Oil Production Vital Statistics April 2018 On the World stage, momentous events are unfolding. The USA, UK and France have bombed Syria risking confrontation with Russia. The Israelis are more than a little concerned about Iranian involvement in Syria. And on the Korean peninsula, peace between N and S is on the cards spreading prosperity […]
The US Two-Tier Monetary System that Ended in 1971
The US Two-Tier Monetary System that Ended in 1971 QUESTION: You said the US had a two-tier monetary system under Bretton Woods. Can you explain that one, please? DHJ ANSWER: When Roosevelt confiscated gold, he created, in reality, a two-tier monetary system quite frankly as the medieval city of Florence. The Great Financial Panic of 1344 […]
Shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East
Shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East Subtle shifts in Chinese energy imports suggest that China may be able to exert influence in the Middle East in alternative and subtle ways that do not involve military or overt economic pressure. The shifts involve greater dependency of the Gulf states on oil […]
“Russian Talking Points” Look An Awful Lot Like Well-Documented Facts
“Russian Talking Points” Look An Awful Lot Like Well-Documented Facts Things aren’t looking great for the Democratic establishment, which recently admitted that it stacks its primaries against progressive candidates and is currently engaged in a desperate, hail Mary lawsuit against WikiLeaks for its factual publications about the party. So of course you know what that […]
The Real Inflation Rate May Signal That the U.S. Economy is in a Death Spiral
The Real Inflation Rate May Signal That the U.S. Economy is in a Death Spiral Just like a car with a bad cooling system, the U.S. economy may be overheating, and could break down soon. Why? Aside from trade wars, geopolitical tension, and debt, inflation might stand center-stage as the final nail in the U.S. […]
China’s Growing Oil Demand Has Created A Geopolitical Dilemma
China’s Growing Oil Demand Has Created A Geopolitical Dilemma China has become the world’s largest oil importer, and despite establishing the largely successful yuan-denominated oil futures, Beijing will have to grapple with an overlooked geopolitical and economic consequence as it seeks to quench its thirst for oil and gas. As China relies more on both […]
Inflation or Employment
INFLATION OR EMPLOYMENT Inflationary fears are growing and US rates continue to rise Employment has become more flexible since the crisis of 2008/2009 Commodity prices have risen but from multi-year lows During the next recession job losses will rapidly temper inflationary pressures Given the official policy response to the Great Financial Recession – a mixture […]
US Officials: Israel Preparing For War With Iran, Seeking US Support
US Officials: Israel Preparing For War With Iran, Seeking US Support Not that there was much doubt who was behind it, but two days after “enemy” warplanes attacked a Syrian military base near Hama on Sunday, killing at least 11 Iranians and dozens of others, and nobody had yet “claimed responsibility” the attack, US officials […]
Russia Really Is America’s No. 1 Enemy – Depending on Who ‘America’ Is
Russia Really Is America’s No. 1 Enemy – Depending on Who ‘America’ Is US-Russia enmity is here to stay. Cold War II is a fact of life for the foreseeable future. The only questions are where, when, and how it might turn hot. That didn’t happen in Syria this past Friday the Thirteenth, for reasons yet to […]
That Collapse You Ordered…?
That Collapse You Ordered…? I had a fellow on my latest podcast, released Sunday, who insists that the world population will crash 90-plus percent from the current 7.6 billion to 600 million by the end of this century. Jack Alpert heads an outfit called the Stanford Knowledge Integration Lab (SKIL) which he started at Stanford University in […]
The causes of the differences between European and US residential electricity rates
The causes of the differences between European and US residential electricity rates The price of residential electricity has risen in lockstep with growth in renewable capacity in Europe but not in the US, and because of this European residential electricity rates are now roughly twice US rates. The reasons for the difference are a) that […]
De-escalation With North Korea, Escalation With Iran
De-escalation With North Korea, Escalation With Iran Photo by DAVID HOLT | CC BY 2.0 As a journalist, I have always dreaded reporting on meetings between world leaders billed as “historic” or “momentous” or just plain “significant”. Such pretensions are usually phoney or, even if something of interest really does happen, its importance is exaggerated […]
Pompeo Lands In Saudi, Immediately Calls For New Iran Sanctions
Pompeo Lands In Saudi, Immediately Calls For New Iran Sanctions Well that didn’t take long. Just two days after being sworn in as US Secretary of State, former CIA Director Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday on a hastily-arranged visit to the Middle East to reinvigorate support for new sanctions against Iran. As […]
