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Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians
Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians And why there’s still time for Trudeau to reject it. The Trudeau government still has options to push for renegotiation or to decline either to sign or to ratify the TPP on Canada’s behalf. Protest photo by arindambanerjee via Shutterstock. The Harper government agreed to the text of the […]
Food and Medicine Will Soon Be Unobtainable
Food and Medicine Will Soon Be Unobtainable If product is not moving, then how will you get your food, medicine and other essential supplies? Famed economists, John Williams, from Shadow Stats and Joseph Meyer, Straight Money Analysis, will tell you that the Baltic Dry Index is the best indicator of the economic health of the […]
“Nowhere To Hide” As Baltic ‘Fried’ Index Careens To Fresh Record Low
“Nowhere To Hide” As Baltic ‘Fried’ Index Careens To Fresh Record Low Another day, another fresh all-time record low in The Baltic Dry Index as Deutsche Bank’s “perfect storm” appears ever closer on the horizon. Plunging 4.7% overnight to 445 points, this is 20% lower than the previous record low in 1986 and as one strategist warns, “It’s […]
A “Perfect Storm Is Coming” Deutsche Warns As Baltic Dry Falls To New Record Low
A “Perfect Storm Is Coming” Deutsche Warns As Baltic Dry Falls To New Record Low Following disappointing China PMI data and a collapse in US ISM Manufacturing imports data, the fact that TheBaltic Dry Index has collapsed to fresh record lows will hardly be a surprise to many. However,as Deutsche Bank warns, a “perfect storm” is brewing […]
Fedpocalypse Now?
Fedpocalypse Now? “Here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into….” — Oliver Hardy If ever such a thing was, the stage is set this Monday and Tuesday for a rush to the exits in financial markets as the world prepares for the US central bank to take one baby step out of the corner it’s […]
More Corporate Cronyism and Shadiness Revealed in Newly Released Obamatrade Report
More Corporate Cronyism and Shadiness Revealed in Newly Released Obamatrade Report The good news is that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently admitted that the TPP, aka Obamatrade, has very little chance of passing Congress before next year’s Presidential election. The bad news is the main reason for this is because the RINOs in charge don’t think […]
TPP a Gift to Plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister Wrote the Book on Them
TPP a Gift to Plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister Wrote the Book on Them As journalist, Chrystia Freeland chronicled global wealth dividers. Chrystia Freeland’s financial journalist credentials made her a star candidate for the Liberals. Photo: Joseph Morris. Creative commons licensed. Canada’s new trade minister has sitting on her desk the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal some […]
The Fed’s Dollar Distraction
The Fed’s Dollar Distraction In its September policy statement, the US Federal Reserve took into consideration – in a major way – the impact of global economic developments on the United States, and thus on US monetary policy. Indeed, the Fed decided to delay raising interest rates partly because US policymakers expect dollar appreciation, by lowering […]
The Baltic Dry Shipping Index Just Collapsed To An All-Time Record Low
The Baltic Dry Shipping Index Just Collapsed To An All-Time Record Low I was absolutely stunned to learn that the Baltic Dry Shipping Index had plummeted to a new all-time record low of 504 at one point on Thursday. I have written a number of articles lately about the dramatic slowdown in global trade, but I […]
Global Trade (Still) In Freefall: Imports Collapse At Largest Three US Ports
Global Trade (Still) In Freefall: Imports Collapse At Largest Three US Ports We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: global growth and trade are grinding to a halt. Back in September, we flagged comments from WTO chief economist Robert Koopman who warned that after a “burst of globalization”, we are now “at a point of […]
Pacific Trade Deal Will Test Trudeau’s Resolve
Pacific Trade Deal Will Test Trudeau’s Resolve As chorus of critics sound alarm, this is PM’s chance to show us he’s listening. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau renewed his promise to listen to labour’s TPP concerns this week. Justin Trudeau has proven to be much more bold in his first couple of weeks than almost anyone […]
We Have Never Seen Global Trade Collapse This Dramatically Outside Of A Major Recession
We Have Never Seen Global Trade Collapse This Dramatically Outside Of A Major Recession If you have been watching for the next major global economic downturn, you can now stop waiting, because it has officially arrived. Never before in history has global trade collapsed this dramatically outside of a major worldwide recession. And this makes […]
The Re-enserfment of Western Peoples
The Re-enserfment of Western Peoples The re-enserfment of Western peoples is taking place on several levels. One about which I have been writing for more than a decade comes from the offshoring of jobs. Americans, for example, have a shrinking participation in the production of the goods and services that are marketed to them. On […]
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released Canada has entered into side letters with U.S., Japan, Malaysia as part of deal New Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen with Canadian Governor General David Johnston, right, will be challenged early by how they respond to a critical economic agreement that was negotiated […]
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor The climate talks in Paris in December this year are viewed as a last chance for the world’s governments to commit to binding targets that might halt our march towards catastrophe. But in the countdown to Paris, many of these same governments have signed or are pushing […]
