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On The Verge Of A Global Crisis: One Bank Warns Of A “Biblical” Surge In Food Prices
On The Verge Of A Global Crisis: One Bank Warns Of A “Biblical” Surge In Food Prices Biblical, Lean, and Mean: ‘Dreams’ of an agri-commodity super-cycle Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river. Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and […]
Rabo: If Powell Does Nothing, We Will See Godzilla-Sized Shockwaves Across Markets Everywhere
Rabo: If Powell Does Nothing, We Will See Godzilla-Sized Shockwaves Across Markets Everywhere “Quadzilla is approaching Tokyo!” [Cue epic music] “Up from the depths; 30 trillion high; Breathing fire; Its name in the sky — Quadzilla! Quadzilla! Quadzilla!” [Sudden switch to comedy music] “…and Godz-EU-ki.” For those who grew up with 80’s cartoons, that intro may be […]
Rabobank: You Only See How Stable A System Really Is By Pushing It To Its Limits
Rabobank: You Only See How Stable A System Really Is By Pushing It To Its Limits “Stonks” and “Burneds” We are, it is now being widely decried, in the middle of a “stonk” bubble. The Financial Times(!) is carrying an article calling on the Federal Reserve to stop its easy money; and Bloomberg(!) has strategy […]
Rabobank: The Everything Bubble Has Become More Everything And More Bubble
Rabobank: The Everything Bubble Has Become More Everything And More Bubble Oh-No-Bi-Wan Kenobi For those who haven’t seen it –and I accept there are now probably many readers who haven’t– there is a classic scene in the first Star Wars film (Episode IV) in which Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi tells his villainous duelling opponent, his […]
Rabobank: The Purge Could Contribute To A Widening Of The Cultural And Political Divide
Rabobank: The Purge Could Contribute To A Widening Of The Cultural And Political Divide On Friday Twitter took the decision to permanently suspend President Trump from its platform due to the “risk of further incitement of violence”. The day before Facebook had already blocked him. Tech giants have also moved against right-wing social media platform Parler, […]
How Reality Became A James Bond Movie: Rabobank Explains
How Reality Became A James Bond Movie: Rabobank Explains What’s Your Favourite Bond Theme? We live in a world where all can agree on very little – but one thing that should be clear is that it’s all very James Bond. Charismatic billionaires; Cold War; secret agents; skulduggery; poisonings; spy apps in innocuous devices; military build-ups […]
Rabobank: Is Judge Dredd A Vision Of What Awaits Our Society
Rabobank: Is Judge Dredd A Vision Of What Awaits Our Society Elon and Eloi It was just a few short weeks ago that governments in Australia and the UK were congratulating themselves on how they had performed under Covid-19, and both were enthusiastically looking ahead to getting life back to normal. Today Victoria, Australia is under […]
Rabobank: Everyone Thinks They Know What’s Going On When They Actually Don’t
Rabobank: Everyone Thinks They Know What’s Going On When They Actually Don’t Try Not To Be Rash(omon) The 1950 movie ‘Rashomon’ from director Akira Kurosawa a classic which infamously telling the story of a terrible crime from four different points of view. The “Rashomon effect” is a related term describing the notorious unreliability of eyewitnesses, […]
It’s Easier To Pretend Our Economic System Works And Just Blow Endless Asset Bubbles
It’s Easier To Pretend Our Economic System Works And Just Blow Endless Asset Bubbles Yesterday saw the US comprehensively beat China. Not in any sporting sense, and certainly not in any dimension of the current Cold War: and for those who still like to think the latter isn’t happening, just listen to what US Attorney […]
Rabobank: “We Live In A Pretty Crazy World Right Now”
Rabobank: “We Live In A Pretty Crazy World Right Now” Crazy World I think we can all agree that we live in a pretty crazy world right now: and that’s an appropriate title for the Daily today too, for reasons that will be explained shortly. It’s a world where we are seeing staggering increases in […]
“Stupid And Ridiculous”: Rabobank Says The Fed Will Cause Everything To Come Crashing Down In Epic Ruin
“Stupid And Ridiculous”: Rabobank Says The Fed Will Cause Everything To Come Crashing Down In Epic Ruin Powell Play “Central banks carry out a nation’s monetary policy and control its money supply, often mandated with maintaining low inflation and steady GDP growth. On a macro basis, central banks influence interest rates and participate in open […]
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames It’s All Going to the Dogs (and Goats) Friday’s April US payrolls report showed 20.5 million jobs lost when in an ordinary downturn 200,000 might be considered bad; the drop in March alone was larger than that seen during the worst of the global financial […]
“Worst. Recession. Ever.”
“Worst. Recession. Ever.” When Harry Met Comic-Book-Guy “Worst global downturn since the Great Depression” says the IMF. Actually, it’s potentially worse than that.We are seeing credible (initial) claims in the UK and US that millions/tens of millions are going to be unemployed – again taking us back to black & white memories of long queues of […]
“Down The Rabbit Hole” – The Eurodollar Market Is The Matrix Behind It All
“Down The Rabbit Hole” – The Eurodollar Market Is The Matrix Behind It All Summary The Eurodollar system is a critical but often misunderstood driver of global financial markets: its importance cannot be understated. Its origins are shrouded in mystery and intrigue; its operations are invisible to most; and yet it controls us in many […]
Rabobank: “There Is Really Only One Headline Today – That PM Boris Johnson Is In Intensive Care”
Rabobank: “There Is Really Only One Headline Today – That PM Boris Johnson Is In Intensive Care” ICU There is really only one headline today – that UK PM Boris Johnson is in intensive care. Indeed, as several medical experts have attested, given the critical shortage of ICU beds he is likely to be on a […]
