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Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…III-a (#93)
We will look at the most powerful economy in the World, the USA, and its geographically close and economically dependent neighbour, Canada
Dec 10, 20159 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…II (#92)
In Part I of this paper, we started by outlining the influence of the American Federal Reserve, particularly its actions post-2008 crash, on
Dec 3, 201511 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends Part I (#91)
The United States set the trend, as it has done for so much that happens in the World, everything from fast food, cars, to clothes, music &
Nov 27, 20159 min read


Twenty-First Century and the Persistence of Tribalism (#90)
It is almost the end of 2015, and ‘Tribalism’ (political, religious, race, colour, ethnic, and gender) is alive and well, and playing havoc
Nov 14, 20156 min read


Rhetoric and Wild Promises – Paucity of Depth and Reason (#89)
In watching the recent Republican nomination debates, one is struck by the similarity in the political rhetoric of all hopeful candidates
Nov 5, 20158 min read


Why the Capitalist World Needs To Move (A Little to the Left) (#88)
Corruption of all human institutions - political, social, economic and religious - has been the universal hallmark of humanity since time
Oct 25, 201515 min read


Canadians Reject Politics Of Division And Embrace Trudeau (#87)
Justin Trudeau shocked and disrupted Canadian politics, and took back Canada from an increasingly narrow-minded and self-centred government
Oct 20, 20152 min read


The Potential Political Disruptors, Trudeau and Sanders (#86)
Canada and the United States are heading for national leadership elections facing similar economic and social issues
Oct 15, 20157 min read


A Confused America Pulls Back In Syria (#85)
Post Second World War, the majority of the World wanted the U.S. to be the ‘global policeman’ after its exemplary role in helping defeat a
Oct 10, 20155 min read


An Emboldened Putin Challenges U.S. Led Western Powers in Syria (#84)
An economically weakened Russia, from low global oil prices, and sanctions of the Western countries over its annexation of Crimea and its
Oct 5, 20154 min read


The Defeat of Central Banks, and the Ensuing World Chaos (#83)
We had expected the Federal Reserve to not raise interest rates and had mentioned it in our recent Economic Reports
Oct 1, 201510 min read


The gods of Central Banks and the Illusions of Control (#82)
There is something drastically wrong when a quarter (¼) point rise in the key lending rate becomes this important that you have to encourage
Sep 16, 20155 min read
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