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US to Import Inflation from Japan, China, South Korea
US to Import Inflation from Japan, China, South Korea Even from Japan – whose export producer prices are soaring. The oil price collapse that started in 2014 pushed down input costs that companies – the “producers” – faced. And producer price indices, which measure inflation further up the pipeline, plunged. But this is over. And […]
How to Protect Yourself Online, No Matter Your Security Needs
How to Protect Yourself Online, No Matter Your Security Needs Find a balance between security and convenience that is appropriate for your life. Almost every week, it seems that there is some kind of major security breach. Whether celebrity nudes, the social security numbers of the majority of Americans, or a Bitcoin heist, it seems […]
If The Saudi Arabia Situation Doesn’t Worry You, You’re Not Paying Attention
If The Saudi Arabia Situation Doesn’t Worry You, You’re Not Paying Attention A key geopolitical axis is swiftly shifting While turbulent during the best of times, gigantic waves of change are now sweeping across the Middle East. The magnitude is such that the impact on the global price of oil, as well as world markets, […]
Perpetual Notes – China’s New Way To Hide Debt (Call It Equity)
Perpetual Notes – China’s New Way To Hide Debt (Call It Equity) The legacy of the soon-to-retire PBoC governor, Zhou Xiochuan, will be that in sharp contrast to his western brethren, he warned that China’s credit bubble would burst before the fact. Two weeks ago, Zhou warned during the Party Congress that China’s financial system […]
Why So Many (in the West) Are Pissed Off
Why So Many (in the West) Are Pissed Off Campaigning to “Make America Great Again,” Donald Trump swept to the presidency last November 8, buoyed by a wave of anger and sense of betrayal in the American heartland. He knew that, for many, the American Dream had receded inexorably beyond reach, lingering only in distant […]
Will China Bring an Energy-Debt Crisis?
Will China Bring an Energy-Debt Crisis? It is easy for those of us in the West to overlook how important China has become to the world economy, and also the limits it is reaching. The two big areas in which China seems to be reaching limits are energy production and debt. Reaching either of these limits […]
Is Korea Just a Smokescreen?
Is Korea Just a Smokescreen? In my last article (Sticking the arson charge on a couple of patsies) I questioned why North Korea’s nuclear program was attracting such attention from the United States. North Korea is a very poor and backwards country whose bellicosity reflects the regime’s need for an external enemy like the United […]
PBOC’s Zhou Warns Of “Sudden, Complex, Hidden, Contagious, Hazardous” Risks In Global Markets
PBOC’s Zhou Warns Of “Sudden, Complex, Hidden, Contagious, Hazardous” Risks In Global Markets Just two weeks after warning of the potential for an imminent ‘Minsky Moment’, Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has penned a lengthy article on The PBOC’s website that warns ominously of latent risks accumulating, including some that are “hidden, complex, sudden, […]
Former Prime Minister Howard assumes US shale oil will provide for China’s oil demand growth
Former Prime Minister Howard assumes US shale oil will provide for China’s oil demand growth Australia in Today’s World – some observations from former PM John Howard https://aiiansw.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/16630-australia-in-today-s-world-some-observations-from-former-pm-john-howard John Howard was happy to report that Chinese GDP growth is 6% and that a great future lies ahead for Australia. In Q&A I asked him: “Are […]
The End is Near…Depopulation is Out of Control…So Buy Stocks (Seriously)
The End is Near…Depopulation is Out of Control…So Buy Stocks (Seriously) The world economy is premised on a ludicrous idea. That Asia, then India, and then Africa will continue to drive economic growth. So as not to turn this article into a book, lets consider this idea focusing on East Asia consisting of China, Japan, North and South Korea, Taiwan, and minor others. […]
South Korea Says Another North Korean Missile Test Is Imminent
South Korea Says Another North Korean Missile Test Is Imminent It has been more than six weeks since North Korea has conducted a missile test, the longest lull so far this year, but that could be about to change, Reuters reported, citing unnamed South Korean military officials. South Korean intelligence has detected a flurry of […]
Is The U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy?
Is The U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy? The U.S. solar industry has surged in recent years, accounting for the largest source of new electric capacity in the past year, with plenty of room to grow. However, the Trump administration is weighing a trade tariff that could seriously curtail the explosive growth figures for U.S. solar. […]
You Against the Government’s Tools
You Against the Government’s Tools Our father’s generation fought the Cold War with spies, our grandfather’s generation fought the Vietnam War with soldiers, but the internet war must be won by well-trained hackers. Julian Assange calls the events in Catalonia an “internet war.” The Spanish government has raided Catalonian government offices, arrested government officials, frozen […]
The Changing Geopolitics of Energy
The Changing Geopolitics of Energy In 2008, US policymakers worried that increasing dependence on energy imports, together with rising prices, would severely constrain American geopolitical influence. Instead, the revolution in shale energy has brought about a tectonic shift in international relations, one that promises to boost US global power in the long term. TOKYO – […]
The Biggest Ponzi in Human History
The Biggest Ponzi in Human History Jean-Léon Gérôme Slave market 1866Here’s the story in a nutshell: Ultra low interest rates mark a shift away from people’s wealth residing in their savings and pension plans, and into to so-called wealth residing in their homes, which are bought with ever growing levels of debt. When interest rates […]
