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Last Two Times This Happened, Stocks Crashed
Last Two Times This Happened, Stocks Crashed Global growth is languishing, corporate revenues too, but CEOs are trying to show they can grow their companies the quick and easy way. Cheap debt is sloshing through the system while yield-hungry investors offer their first-born to earn 5%. And this cheap debt along with vertigo-inducing stock valuations […]
The puzzling flattening of carbon emissions and the problem of global growth
The puzzling flattening of carbon emissions and the problem of global growth Last week we learned that maybe, just maybe, global carbon emissions were flat in 2014 even though the global economy supposedly grew by 3 percent. As Brad Plumer of Vox (whose work I greatly respect) points out, carbon emissions have moved up almost in […]
It’s Official: Global Economy Back In Contraction For First Time Since 2012 According To Goldman
It’s Official: Global Economy Back In Contraction For First Time Since 2012 According To Goldman After spending the past year deteriorating with each passing month, as global acceleration dipped decidedly in the negative camp, the only thing that kept the Goldman Global Leading Indicator “swirlogram” somewhat buoyant was that “Growth” measured in absolute terms had […]
Cheaper oil will not boost global growth, says Moody’s
Cheaper oil will not boost global growth, says Moody’s Lower oil prices will fail to give a “significant boost” to global growth in the next two years, Moody’s has said. The ratings agency said any boost from cheaper oil would be offset by the eurozone’s economic woes as well as slowdowns in China, Japan and […]
The Only Road Out Of Davos
The Only Road Out Of Davos After 6+ (BIG +) years of deepening poverty and rising stock markets, of creative accounting, of QE and ultralow interest rates, of extend and pretend and outright propaganda and of what have you, all of which have led us to where we are today, facing yet more rounds of […]
The PunchLine: “The Oil Crash Is No Small Matter…Repurcussions Will Be Extensive”
The PunchLine: “The Oil Crash Is No Small Matter…Repurcussions Will Be Extensive” Awkward Beginnings… With all due respect… What a way to start the year. The crash in oil prices is no small matter. The previous down sweep in energy prices occurred in the midst of the financial crash 0f 2008 and Great Recession. Oil prices […]
WEALTH CREATION AND THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY
WEALTH CREATION AND THE NEW ENERGY ECONOMY Looking at the markets from a 30,000 foot level, some interesting shifts are occurring. And yet they are almost completely under the radar screen. While many in the oil and gas industry make comments that the renewable energy markets are not sufficiently mature for the world to transition, […]
The end of global development as we know it | News | Engineering for Change
The end of global development as we know it | News | Engineering for Change. Development professionals do their work under the assumption that the developing world will some day look a lot like the developed world. But there’s a good chance that they’re wrong. A practical look at the world’s energy supply, and interesting […]
Soaring Dollar, Plunging Oil, Crummy Global Growth | Wolf Street
Soaring Dollar, Plunging Oil, Crummy Global Growth | Wolf Street. This chart juxtaposes the price of Brent crude oil and the US Dollar Index (the outdated currency basket composed of the euro, yen, UK pound, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, and Swedish krona). As the dollar has soared, the price of Brent crude in dollars has […]
