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Global Economies – Closing 2015 and Opening 2016 (#97)
The end of 2015 was the culmination of 7 years of vast injections of cash as stimulative measures, and near zero interest rates policy (ZIRP
Jan 8, 20163 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…IV-b - BRICs (#96)
Russia’s economy is overwhelmingly weighted in hydrocarbons (74%) and therefore very susceptible to energy price drops.
Dec 20, 20157 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…IV-a - BRICs (#95)
The consensus in the mid-2000s was, the BRIC economies were going to take over from the advanced economies of the West as the new prime
Dec 19, 20157 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…III-b (#94)
Canada is entering into its autumn of economic growth, and that seasonal change was brought on by the prolonged collapse of commodity prices
Dec 11, 20158 min read


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


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 14, 20157 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 4, 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
Sep 30, 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 15, 20155 min read


The Global Economies – The Escalating Train Wreck Part 3b (#80)
During the recession caused by the 2008 crisis, Canada was the least affected out of the G-7 countries. Its economy contracted the least,
Aug 24, 20156 min read
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