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The Hunter Connection? Kazakh Security Chief Arrested For Treason Was “Close Friends” With Bidens
The Hunter Connection? Kazakh Security Chief Arrested For Treason Was “Close Friends” With Bidens Among the boldest and eye-brow raising political moves by embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev within the past days that grabbed international headlines was his ordering the arrest of Kazakhstan’s powerful former intelligence chief, Karim Massimov, on the charge of high treason. Indicating that amid widespread fuel price unrest which quickly […]
Why The Kazakhstan Crisis Is A Much Bigger Deal Than Western Media Is Letting On
Why The Kazakhstan Crisis Is A Much Bigger Deal Than Western Media Is Letting On Geopolitical commentator Clint Ehrlich has reported while on the ground in Moscow that “the situation in Kazakhstan is a much bigger deal than Western media is letting on.” He further argues that the mayhem unleashed this past week and ongoing violent destabilization significantly increases the […]
Edible Oil Prices Hit Record High As Food Inflation Worries Persist
Edible Oil Prices Hit Record High As Food Inflation Worries Persist Edible oil prices continue to surge to record highs amid adverse weather conditions for the world’s oilseed growers, adding to food-inflation worries that will persist through 2022. Rapeseed and canola prices hit another record high on Friday after last year’s harvests in North America […]
2,200 Flights Canceled As Winter Storm Pounds Northeast
2,200 Flights Canceled As Winter Storm Pounds Northeast Friday brought more bad news for airlines and their customers with 2,200 flight cancellations as a winter storm blanketed mid-Atlantic and Northeast states and staffing shortages due to COVID-19 infections. Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, and regional carrier SkyWest Airlines are the hardest hit this morning, according […]
World’s Largest Coal Exporter Warns Of Energy Crunch, Imposes Export Ban
World’s Largest Coal Exporter Warns Of Energy Crunch, Imposes Export Ban Chinese coal futures rose on Tuesday on Indonesia’s export ban over the weekend. Indonesia is the largest exporter of dirty fossil fuel, stoking fears of supply woes as the Northern Hemisphere winter is underway. Bloomberg Intelligence notes ever since China suspended coal imports from […]
OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee Is About To Begin: Here’s What To Expect
OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee Is About To Begin: Here’s What To Expect OPEC+ is expected to continue with its plan to increase its production quota 400k BPD The Omicron variant impact is expected to be mild and short-lived, according to the JTC findings The meeting is expected to be smooth, but the issue of […]
Deja Vu? Texas NatGas Output Plunges Amid Cold Snap
Deja Vu? Texas NatGas Output Plunges Amid Cold Snap U.S. natural gas futures rose late in the session on new data that showed a plunge in pipeline gas flows in Texas, which indicates the state’s power grid could be susceptible to failures amid a cold snap. Front-month gas futures are up more than 3% to […]
Everything bubble’s end game
Everything bubble’s end game The S&P 500 closed 2021 at a new all-time high, indicating that the ongoing central bank monetary experiment is nowhere near winding down: We got used to this… but it’s actually a staggering image! For years now, we’ve seen many compelling analyses, usually based on valuation issues or macroeconomic risks, predicting […]
Flights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic
Flights Canceled, 800,000 Without Power As Fast-Moving Winter Storm Pounds Mid-Atlantic Update (1217ET): A fast-moving winter storm pounded the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, resulting in 800,00 customers without power. According to PowerOutage.US, the highest concentration of power outages spanned across Virginia (378k customers without power) and North Carolina (163k customers without power). AccuWeather reports parts of Tennessee and […]
Germany “Imperils” Power Grid By Pulling Plug On 3 Nuclear Plants
Germany “Imperils” Power Grid By Pulling Plug On 3 Nuclear Plants As nat gas prices surge in Europe, Germany is kicking off the new year by moving ahead with plans to shutter three of its six remaining nuclear power plants, making good on a commitment made in the aftermath of Japan’s disastrous meltdown at the […]
How To Make Better Predictions
How To Make Better Predictions By Tis the season of Wall Street predictions. How will US, European and Asian stocks do next year? How many times will the Fed increase interest rates? Where will the 10-year Treasury trade in 2022? All this got us to thinking about the process of making predictions, and that is […]
Massive Snowstorm To Ring In New Year For Millions Of Americans
Massive Snowstorm To Ring In New Year For Millions Of Americans AccuWeather meteorologists say that millions of Americans will be ringing in the new year with a massive winter storm that is expected to blanket the Midwest and parts of the Northeast with as much as 18 inches of snow. As of 0900 ET, winter storm […]
Texas Inspects Power Plants Ahead Of Freeze Warning
Texas Inspects Power Plants Ahead Of Freeze Warning A cold snap is headed for Texas after New Year’s Eve. The state’s grid operator conducted inspections of mandatory winterization efforts at power plants to avoid repeating last winter’s devastating blackouts. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completed inspections at 300 electric generation units, representing 85% of the megawatt-hours lost […]
“Tornadic Supercells” Possible In South As Storms Intensify
“Tornadic Supercells” Possible In South As Storms Intensify Northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi and parts of Tennessee are at risk of tornadoes, damaging hail, and high winds on Wednesday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A tornado watch has been issued for Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee until late Wednesday […]
China Panic-Hoards Half Of World’s Grain Supply Amid Threats Of Collapse
China Panic-Hoards Half Of World’s Grain Supply Amid Threats Of Collapse About two and a half years ago, we told readers China was panic hoarding food, which was several months before the virus pandemic began to spread worldwide; Beijing has managed to stockpile more than half of the world’s maize and other grains that have resulted in […]
