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We Must Start Digging Our Way Out of Canada’s Mining Dilemma
We Must Start Digging Our Way Out of Canada’s Mining Dilemma It sometimes seems people in the mining and fossil fuel industries — along with their government promoters — don’t believe in the future. What else could explain the mad rush to extract and use up the Earth’s resources as quickly and wastefully as possible? […]
World Bank forecast causes markets to tumble
World Bank forecast causes markets to tumble Copper prices – seen as measure of global economy – fall along with shares, after growth prediction cut to 3% Copper prices fell and shares plummeted across Europe as markets reacted to the World Bank’s decision to cut its economic forecasts for this year and next. The price […]
Either Crude or Copper
Either Crude or Copper The primacy of the monetary pyramid in 2015 is not really about money as it is all ideology. If you believe that monetary policy provides “stimulus” then you immediately remove all thoughts of any economic decline during times when monetarism is most active. Since “it works” then all else must fall […]
Could The Oil Bust Last?
Could The Oil Bust Last? The oil industry has experienced boom and busts before, but the depths to which oil prices have plunged have surprised everyone. Could the bust now persist much longer than many think? It is not just oil that has seen a bust. Over the last decade and a half, the global […]
Oil Prices as an Indicator of Global Economic Conditions
Oil Prices as an Indicator of Global Economic Conditions. West Texas Intermediate sold for $105 a barrel at the start of July, but ended last week at $58. The most important factor has been surging U.S. production. But another reason oil prices have slid so much is weakness in demand for the product, which may be […]
Not Just Oil: Guess What Happened The Last Time Commodity Prices Crashed Like This?…
Not Just Oil: Guess What Happened The Last Time Commodity Prices Crashed Like This?…. It isn’t just the price of oil that is collapsing. The last time commodity prices were this low was during the immediate aftermath of the last financial crisis. TheBloomberg Commodity Index fell to 110.4571 on Monday – the lowest that it has […]
Australia’s Dutch Disease More Severe Than Canada’s: Currencies – Bloomberg
Australia’s Dutch Disease More Severe Than Canada’s: Currencies – Bloomberg. The currency market is diagnosingAustralia with a worse case of “Dutch Disease” than Canada as the commodity-heavy economies suffer the fallout from slumping prices. After a decade-long boom in raw materials that pushed up their exchange rates, manufacturing in both countries is shrinking and some economists are drawing parallels to the Netherlands […]
How will Saudi Arabia respond to lower oil prices? | Econbrowser
How will Saudi Arabia respond to lower oil prices? | Econbrowser. Oil prices (along with prices of many other commodities) have fallen dramatically since last summer. Some observers are waiting to see if Saudi Arabia responds with significant cutbacks in production. I say, don’t hold your breath. When oil demand fell in the 1981-82 recession, the […]
Guerilla Gardening in Rural Panama
Guerilla Gardening in Rural Panama. A gnome (the author) in the Communal Garden Make no mistake, the war is on. The commodity is food, the source needs to be sustainable, and the community needs to know about it. If you are already into permaculture, or just gaining an interest, then congratulations and welcome to the […]
