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Why This Oil Crisis Is Different To 2008
Why This Oil Crisis Is Different To 2008 They say history repeats itself, and given the cyclical nature of the oil and gas business, many look to the past when trying to guess what is coming next, but past experience doesn’t always offer an exact model for the present. Much has changed between the 2008 […]
The Cure is Worse than the Disease
The Cure is Worse than the Disease A Week to Remember Today we look back to the recent past with singleness of purpose. Context and edification for the present economy is what we’re after. We have questions… How come the recovery has been so weak? Why is it that, nearly seven years after the official […]
Quantitative to Qualitative–Is Unelected Nationalisation Next?
QUANTITATIVE TO QUALITATIVE – IS UNELECTED NATIONALISATION NEXT? Last year, in a paper entitled The Stock Market Crash Really Did Cause the Great Recession – Roger Farmer of UCLA argued that the collapse in the stock market was the cause of the Great Recession:- In November of 2008 the Federal Reserve more than doubled the monetary base […]
Let Me Tell You About the Very Rich
Let Me Tell You About the Very Rich The Panama Papers highlight, with painstaking clarity, that austerity is not a shared sacrifice. It’s not like we didn’t know what was going on. But the “Panama Papers,” the largest-ever document leak and one that implicates political leaders and business executives around the world, confirms it — […]
My Passion is Puppetry
My Passion is Puppetry Campaign Company Launch Date “Flo” Progressive Insurance 2008 “Rhetorical Question” “Happier Than A … ” “Did You Know?” “It’s What You Do” GEICO 2009 2012 2013 2014 “Mayhem” Allstate 2010 “University of Farmers” Farmers Insurance 2010 “Magic Jingle” State Farm 2011 2011 “That’s Not How It Works” Esurance 2014 “Chicken […]
The Other Problem with Debt No One is Talking About
The Other Problem with Debt No One is Talking About Nearly 7 years have elapsed since the official end of the Great Recession. By now it’s painfully obvious the rising tide of economic recovery has failed to lift all boats. In fact, many boats bottomed out on the rocks in early 2009 and have been […]
The Other Problem with Debt No One is Talking About
The Other Problem with Debt No One is Talking About Faux Growth Recovery Nearly 7 years have elapsed since the official end of the Great Recession. By now it’s painfully obvious the rising tide of economic recovery has failed to lift all boats. In fact, many boats bottomed out on the rocks in early 2009 […]
The Recession Isn’t a Few Months Away… It’s Already Started
The Recession Isn’t a Few Months Away… It’s Already Started So the S&P 500 is out of correction for now and the coast is clear. NOT! This is exactly what we’ve been predicting would happen – after reaching new lows, stocks would have to bounce before they inevitably resume their longer-term trend, which is down. But […]
Falling Oil Prices Not the Reason for U.S.’s Economic Woes
Falling Oil Prices Not the Reason for U.S.’s Economic Woes Why Should a Decline in Oil Prices be Bad? The dramatic fall in the global price of oil is being cited by the financial press, government officials, and academia as the catalyst for the recent abysmal U.S. economic data which shows that the economy is, […]
Rewardless Risk
Rewardless Risk Faramir: Then farewell! But if I should return, think better of me. Denethor: That depends on the manner of your return. – J.R.R. Tolkien “The Lord of the Rings” (1954) I’m going full-nerd with the “Lord of the Rings” introduction to today’s Epsilon Theory note, but I think this scene — where Denethor, the […]
Cashless Society War Intensifies During Global Epocalypse
Cashless Society War Intensifies During Global Epocalypse In the fall of 2015, the world descended into an economic apocalypse that will transform the globe into a single cashless society. This bold prediction is based on trends in nations all over the earth as shown in the article below. As we enter 2016, we are only beginning to see this Epocalypse […]
The Global Monetary Non-System
The Global Monetary Non-System NEW DELHI – As 2015 ended, the world boasted few areas of robust growth. At a time when both developed and emerging-market countries need rapid growth to maintain domestic stability, this is a dangerous situation. It reflects a variety of factors, including low productivity growth in industrial countries, the debt overhang […]
The Great Malaise Continues
The Great Malaise Continues NEW YORK – The year 2015 was a hard one all around. Brazil fell into recession. China’s economy experienced its first serious bumps after almost four decades of breakneck growth. The eurozone managed to avoid a meltdown over Greece, but its near-stagnation has continued, contributing to what surely will be viewed […]
Why the Fed Is WRONG About Interest Rates
Why the Fed Is WRONG About Interest Rates Richard Werner – an economics professor and the creator of quantitative easing – says that it’s a myth that interest rates drive the level of economic activity. The data shows that the opposite is true: rates lagthe economy. Economics prof Steve Keen – who called the Great Recession before […]
Have We Hit Peak Inequality?
Have We Hit Peak Inequality? These 400 billionaires are wealthier than 190 million of their fellow Americans. When should we be alarmed about so much wealth in so few hands? The Great Recession and its anemic recovery only deepened the economic inequality that’s drawn so much attention in its wake. Nearly all wealth and income […]
