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The US is Executing a Global War Plan
The US is Executing a Global War Plan Washington is moving inevitably on a global war plan. That’s the grim conclusion one has to draw from three unfolding war scenarios. Ultimately, it’s about American imperialism trying to assert hegemony over the international order for the benefit of US capitalism. Russia and China are prime targets […]
Admiral Warns US Must Prepare For Possible War With China
Admiral Warns US Must Prepare For Possible War With China While we await the latest details on the ongoing trade war between the US and China, currently focusing on escalating steel and aluminum tariffs and China’s reciprocal response could be, the threat of a real war is looming. Speaking to Congress, the navy admiral nominated […]
Global Trade Wars Begin: Ross Recommends Major Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Focusing On China, Russia
Global Trade Wars Begin: Ross Recommends Major Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Focusing On China, Russia Update 3: As previewed earlier, at noon on Friday the commerce department released reports on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s investigations into the impact on our national security from imports of steel mill products and from imports of wrought and […]
The World Embraces Debt At Exactly The Wrong Time
The World Embraces Debt At Exactly The Wrong Time Self-destruction usually happens in stages. At first there’s a binge in which the thrill outweighs the sense of transgression. This is usually followed by remorse, acknowledgement of risks, and an attempt to reform. But straight-and-narrow is exhausting, and because of this is frequently just temporary, eventually […]
Saudi Arabia, Russia Ink 3 Huge Energy Deals
Saudi Arabia, Russia Ink 3 Huge Energy Deals Saudi Arabia hits bullseye, IPO and LNG deals cements geopolitical cooperation Russia Hidden by the fog of the ongoing oil market volatility and the Turkish adventures in Syria, OPEC leader Saudi Arabia has been cementing its geopolitical position for years. In Riyadh meetings this week between Saudi […]
What Does China’s “Ecological Civilization” Mean for Humanity’s Future?
What Does China’s “Ecological Civilization” Mean for Humanity’s Future? China’s leader, Xi Jinping, affirms an ecological vision that is in line with progressive environmental thought. Is it mere rhetoric or does it have a deeper resonance within Chinese culture? The answer may ultimately have a profound effect on humanity’s future. Imagine a newly elected President of […]
The Ghosts of 1968
The Ghosts of 1968 The hope of 1968 that public demonstrations can actually change the power structure has been lost. 1968 was a tumultuous year globally and domestically. The Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia–a very mild form of political and cultural liberalization within the Soviet bloc–was brutally crushed by the military forces of the Soviet Union. […]
The Power of Siberia and China’s Next Natural Gas Moves
The Power of Siberia and China’s Next Natural Gas Moves Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline is more than two-thirds complete. It will be delivering gas to China by the end of this year. A second pipeline is still under discussion. A report yesterday from Alex Mercouris at The Duran noted some frustration from Chinaover the irregular […]
What’s Behind Global Inflation: China Creates A Record 2.9 Trillion Yuan In New Loans In One Month
What’s Behind Global Inflation: China Creates A Record 2.9 Trillion Yuan In New Loans In One Month According to one monetary theory, in a world in which China is the dominant creator of debt – which it has been since the financial crisis – it is also China that is the marginal creator of the […]
BIS Publishes A “Simplified” Map Of China’s Shadow Banking System
BIS Publishes A “Simplified” Map Of China’s Shadow Banking System While China’s shadow banking sector may have been tamed in the past year as a result of an aggressive crackdown by Beijing over the unregulated, gray-market in high interest lending and especially Wealth Management Products or WMPs, it, it still retains an aura of incomprehensibility […]
How to Manipulate Stocks: Chinese Authorities Step in to Stop the Rout
How to Manipulate Stocks: Chinese Authorities Step in to Stop the Rout For proper effect, the directives were purposefully leaked to the media. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 10.2% last week, the largest weekly drop in two years, and was down 11.4% since January 26. But it wasn’t just last week that things became unglued. […]
China’s Plunge Protection Team Arrives: Urges Companies To Boost Stocks, “Avoid Selling”
China’s Plunge Protection Team Arrives: Urges Companies To Boost Stocks, “Avoid Selling” Over the weekend, we along with Bank of America and probably most carbon-based traders wondered if any central bank or government official would step up on Monday and intervene in the markets, either verbally or directly. The answer emerged overnight, when China officially […]
Peak Gold: Global Gold Supply Flat In 2017 As China Output Falls By 9%
Peak Gold: Global Gold Supply Flat In 2017 As China Output Falls By 9% – China gold production falls by 9% to 420.5t in 2017 – Chinese gold demand rose 4% to 953.3t in same period – China is largest producer and accounts for 15% of global gold production – China does not export gold. Increasing foreign […]
Oil Production Vital Statistics January 2018
Oil Production Vital Statistics January 2018 The oil price has begun 2018 strongly with Brent breaking through $70 / bbl for the first time since December 2014. OPEC+Russia+others’ discipline on production constraint remains high with ~ 1.7 Mbd production withheld from the market. The IEA reports an ~1 Mbpd stock draw in the OECD + […]
Could the Renminbi Challenge the Dollar?
Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images Could the Renminbi Challenge the Dollar? China’s rapid economic growth, coupled with savvy monetary management by its leaders, has internationalized the renminbi to a degree that scarcely could have been imagined just a few decades ago. But if China’s leaders ever want to challenge the US for global currency dominance, […]
