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Central Banks Bailed Out Markets To Avoid Trillions In Pension Losses
Central Banks Bailed Out Markets To Avoid Trillions In Pension Losses The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published a report showing how pension funds in OECD countries recorded a massive loss of approximately $2.5 trillion during the stock market meltdown in February through late March. Shortly, after that, central banks intervened with monetary cannons to rescue stock markets and […]
Global Economies Suffer “Largest Drop On Record”: OECD
Global Economies Suffer “Largest Drop On Record”: OECD In case anyone needed more proof that the entire world is sliding into recession, if not outright depression, on Wednesday morning the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said that major economies are seeing the biggest monthly slump in activity ever amid the coronavirus crisis and no […]
OECD Sees Global Growth At Decade-Low As WTO Warns Of “Doomsday Scenario”
OECD Sees Global Growth At Decade-Low As WTO Warns Of “Doomsday Scenario” Global growth is quickly plunging to levels not seen since the financial crisis as the risk of long-term stagnation has developed, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. The world economy is expected to grow at a decade-low of 2.9% this year and remain […]
OECD Slashes Global Growth Outlook, Warns Germany Already In Recession
OECD Slashes Global Growth Outlook, Warns Germany Already In Recession In one of the most downbeat forecasts on the global economy that we’ve seen so far this year, the Paris-based organization of wealthy nations known as the OECD – the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – warned that the global economy is heading toward a […]
Demographic Doom? Germany, Italy, Korea, & Japan Face Workforce Collapse By 2050
Demographic Doom? Germany, Italy, Korea, & Japan Face Workforce Collapse By 2050 Forget the trade war, debt, deflation, automation, and artificial intelligence: one of the most significant threats to the global economy and the future of the world as we know it is demographics. A new OECD report, published by International Business Times, said Korea, Japan, Germany, […]
“Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Bank
“Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Bank “The authorities should prepare contingency plans.” The big four banks are too exposed to mortgages. Even if the banks don’t topple, the economy will get hit hard. In its latest report on Australia, the OECD focuses to a […]
The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt
The Real Significance of the French Tax Revolt The gilets jaunes (Yellow Jacket) anti-tax riots in France escalated over the past weekend, again citing the impact of higher taxes on fossil fuels –and high levels of taxation in general – on everyday life. French citizens, already subject to the highest taxes in the OECD, are being […]
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity
Superbugs Pose A Very Real Threat To Humanity Superbugs, those pesky bacteria that have evolved to become resistant to antibiotics, are on the rise and pose a very real threat to humanity. Antimicrobial resistance is a large and growing problem, with the potential for enormous health and economic consequences for the United States and the rest […]
Every Big Bit Helps
Every Big Bit Helps The post describes how new supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle turbines may revolutionise the efficiency of electricty generation. Background image, existing Rankine Cycle steam turbine. Foreground, Brayton Cycle turbine with same power rating. Let’s say you and I need to move 1 million tons of sand. You show up to the site […]
The Future of Privacy
The Future of Privacy Roughly one hundred years ago, the people who “ran things,” – the drivers behind governments, big business and banking – formulated a concept which became known by a number of names, but, predominantly, as the “New World Order.” The concept was to put an end to unnecessary competition and warfare and […]
Switzerland – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to spreading Positive Banking News to the World
Switzerland – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to spreading Positive Banking News to the World It’s called “Vollgeld Initiative” – in German, meaning more or less “Referendum for Sovereign Money”. What is “Sovereign Money”? – Its money produced only by the Central Bank, by the “Sovereign”, the government, represented by its central bank. Money created in accordance […]
OPEC Scrambles To Justify Output Cuts
OPEC Scrambles To Justify Output Cuts Oil inventories are approaching the five-year average level in OECD countries, the all-important threshold for “re-balancing” the oil market. A year and a half on from OPEC’s original deal to limit output, the surplus oil stashed in storage tanks around the world are nearly back to average levels. However, […]
India Will Lead Global Oil Demand By 2035
India Will Lead Global Oil Demand By 2035 Oil market participants and analysts have been closely watching the record level of supply coming out of the United States that is threatening to undo OPEC’s production cuts. But in the latter part of 2017 and early in 2018, robust oil demand growth — both in emerging […]
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 + […]
Why GDP Is Fake
Why GDP Is Fake Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the most commonly used measure and ranking of a nation’s economy. According to the OECD and Wikipedia, its definition is: “an aggregate measure of production equal to the sum of the gross values added of all resident and institutional units engaged in production (plus any taxes, and […]
