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Recovery, Geopolitics and Detergents
Recovery, Geopolitics and Detergents Increasingly over the past year or so, when people ask me what I do, and that happens a lot on a trip like the one I’m currently on in the world of down under, I find myself not just stating the usual ‘I write about finance and energy’, but adding: ‘it […]
The Global Economy’s “Impeccable Logic”
The Global Economy’s “Impeccable Logic” Ever since the Occupy movement coined the terms “the 1%” and “the 99%” to point out disparities of wealth and power, the gap between rich and poor has received a lot of attention. In his highly-regarded 2014 book,Capital in the Twenty-first Century, for example, Thomas Piketty’s central thesis is that […]
Financial Kamikazes At Work——Why The End is Kind of Nigh
Financial Kamikazes At Work——Why The End is Kind of Nigh All Good Things Must End Today, I’m going to tell you about the end of the world. Not the end of the world exactly. But the end of the fiat money system President Nixon gave birth to in 1971… when he cut the dollar loose […]
The American Story Is A Mystery Only to Economists
The American Story Is A Mystery Only to Economists I think I should accept that I will never in my life cease to be amazed at the capacity of the human being to spin a story to his/her own preferences, rather than take it simply for what it is. Your run of the mill journalist […]
And I Didn’t Even Mention Greece, the End of the Euro or Evil Russia!! Yikes!
And I Didn’t Even Mention Greece, the End of the Euro or Evil Russia!! Yikes! This is a screen shot from my iPhone about a week ago. And really this says it all. Breaking news is highlighting the all time highs again while the underlying economic news is negative across the board. No other time […]
What will Germany pay for not compromising with Greece?
What will Germany pay for not compromising with Greece? You could argue that the very public nature of the disagreement between Germany and Greece, over the terms of the latest attempt by Greece to avoid financial collapse, is good for the reputation of the eurozone. In that at least colossal sums of taxpayer’s money aren’t […]
David Stockman Interview: The Global Economy Has Entered The Crack-Up Phase
David Stockman Interview: The Global Economy Has Entered The Crack-Up Phase Transcript of David Stockman’s Interview By Chris Martenson at Peak Prosperity Chris Martenson: Welcome to this Peak Prosperity podcast. I am your host, Chris Martenson. It’s a central banker world and that world is increasingly volatile, deformed, and full of risks. Today, we’re speaking with […]
If You Listen Carefully, The Bankers Are Actually Telling Us What Is Going To Happen Next
If You Listen Carefully, The Bankers Are Actually Telling Us What Is Going To Happen Next Are we on the verge of a major worldwide economic downturn? Well, if recent warnings from prominent bankers all over the world are to be believed, that may be precisely what we are facing in the months ahead. As […]
Overreliance on the Pseudo-Science of Economics
Overreliance on the Pseudo-Science of Economics Every year a Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded when in fact there is no “Nobel Prize in Economics.” There is only a “Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.” That prize, which was invented by the Swedish central bank nearly 75 years after Alfred Nobel’s […]
AP Economics teachers’ discussion board: 3 latest topics of Emperor’s New Clothes facts
AP Economics teachers’ discussion board: 3 latest topics of Emperor’s New Clothes facts Advanced Placement Macroeconomics teachers have a discussion board for questions and topics of interest. Since 2009, I’ve participated as I can imagine to catalyze awakening among ~2,000 AP Econ teachers. Below are the latest three contributions I’ve made; the first in response to a question, […]
Canadian Government ‘Optimistic’ Trade War With U.S. Averted
Canadian Government ‘Optimistic’ Trade War With U.S. Averted WASHINGTON – The Canadian government is expressing optimism that a trade war might be averted with the United States in a long-standing dispute over agricultural products. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says he likes what he heard this week during a trip to Washington, and senses a willingness […]
Oil-led deflation can be good, bad or ugly
Oil-led deflation can be good, bad or ugly Not all deflation is the same. In this case, cheaper oil wears the white hat — for now When you fill up your car with cheap gas, there’s a group of economists who just hate it. That’s because in many parts of the world the biggest worry for economic […]
Is Canada Headed For Another Recession? Eight Troubling Signs
Is Canada Headed For Another Recession? Eight Troubling Signs A string of dire economic news since the beginning of 2015 has many observers worried about whether Canada could be on the brink of another downturn, but economists say it’s too soon to mention the “R-word.” One month in, layoffs seem to be the dominant theme […]
Birth Pangs Of The Coming Great Depression
Birth Pangs Of The Coming Great Depression The signs of the times are everywhere – all you have to do is open up your eyes and look at them. When a pregnant woman first goes into labor, the birth pangs are usually fairly moderate and are not that close together. But as the time for […]
