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Kondratiev – Riding the Economic Wave
Kondratiev – Riding the Economic Wave LET’S escape Brexit and see what’s happening in the wider world. Most forecasters are gloomy about global economic prospects. According to Schroders, doyen of UK assets managers: “We forecast a more stagflationary environment in 2019 with global growth set to slow and inflation to rise”. The Davos World Economic […]
Game Over? Report Card on Our Planet’s Environment
Game Over? Report Card on Our Planet’s Environment The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report for 2019 indicates that most experts point to environmental problems as being the most serious threats to global stability—just as they found in the previous two years. That report follows on one in October 2018 by the UN Intergovernmental Panel […]
Vampire finance sucks the lifeblood out of the economy
Vampire finance sucks the lifeblood out of the economy We need democratic control of the financial sector. An interview with Saskia Sassen The World Economic Forum. Photo by Studio Roosegaarde (Flickr) Every year to coincide with the World Economic Forum, the Transnational Institute based in Amsterdam launches a State of Power report to expose and deepen our understanding […]
“It’s A Reunion For People Who Broke The World”: Author Explains Why Davos Should Be Cancelled
“It’s A Reunion For People Who Broke The World”: Author Explains Why Davos Should Be Cancelled Paris is burning, a large chunk of the US federal government is shut down and Britain is careening toward a delay of Article 50 – or possibly a second referendum – as the Brexit process descends into chaos, calls […]
The founder of the World Economic Forum shares what he sees as the biggest threat to the global economy
The founder of the World Economic Forum shares what he sees as the biggest threat to the global economy Economist Klaus Schwab is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum which will be holding it’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 22-25, 2019. Schwab explains the theme of this year’s meeting, “Globalization […]
Political Nightmares Multiply for Europe Ahead of Davos
Political Nightmares Multiply for Europe Ahead of Davos Europe’s dreams of integration are slipping away as the people wake up from the nightmare erected for them. As we approach Act IX of the Yellow Vest protests in France and the threats of creating bank runs we get the news that both Presidents Trump and Macron […]
Market crash? Another red card for the economy
Market crash? Another red card for the economy A few months ago I wrote this article at the World Economic Forum called “A Yellow Card For The Global Economy“. It tried to serve as a warning on the rising imbalances of the emerging and leading economies. Unfortunately, since then, those imbalances have continued to rise […]
Steven Pinker’s Ideas About Progress Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why.
Steven Pinker’s Ideas About Progress Are Fatally Flawed. These Eight Graphs Show Why. It’s time to reclaim the mantle of “Progress” for progressives. By falsely tethering the concept of progress to free market economics and centrist values, Steven Pinker has tried to appropriate a great idea for which he has no rightful claim. In Enlightenment Now: […]
The Strategy of Maximal Extraction
The Strategy of Maximal Extraction How Donald Trump Plans to Enlist Fossil Fuels in the Struggle for Global Dominance The new U.S. energy policy of the Trump era is, in some ways, the oldest energy policy on Earth. Every great power has sought to mobilize the energy resources at its command, whether those be slaves, […]
Soros and the EU Commission are now against the free Internet
Soros and the EU Commission are now against the free Internet With his investments, Soros has become a billionaire. Unfortunately, for many years he has been interfering in the political and demographic developments in Europe and has been financially promoting ethnic replacement. Now he is turning against CSU, Facebook and Twitter because they are endangering […]
These Are The Top Global Risks For 2018 According To The World Economic Forum
These Are The Top Global Risks For 2018 According To The World Economic Forum As the World Economic Forum scrambles to accommodate the additional security measures necessitated by president Donald Trump’s decision to break with presidential tradition and attend Davos this year, the organization has released what’s become an annual tradition: Its report of what […]
World faces wave of epic debt defaults, fears central bank veteran
World faces wave of epic debt defaults, fears central bank veteran Exclusive: Situation worse than it was in 2007, says chairman of the OECD’s review committee The next task awaiting the global authorities is how to manage debt write-offs without setting off a political storm Photo: Rex The global financial system has become dangerously unstable and […]
The Great Acceleration Death Trap
The Great Acceleration Death Trap The Great Acceleration, post WWII humanity forcing the earth system, is charging ahead at exponential speed, including record temps year-after-year-after year-after year and on and on it goes, relentlessly. Fatally, many parts of the world become uninhabitable with a 2°-4°C increase in temps, too hot for human physiology. Under the […]
How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks?
How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks? The World Economic Forum consistently ranks Canada’s banks among the world’s safest. Competent regulators have overseen stress tests, tightened lending standards and delinquency rates are low. Demographics are good and the country’s diversified economy is backed by a treasure of oil, wood, gold and other natural resources. So the […]
