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The Trump Year - That Is 2017 (#150)
Coming into the ‘New Year’, 2017, we collectively bring all our baggage of previous years with us, and thus, from day one, the New Year is
Jan 5, 20176 min read


General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis – Secretary of Defence
President-Elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as the Secretary of Defense in his new administration.
Dec 7, 201612 min read


The Shaky Steady, Unsteady State of 2016 (#148)
The global economy managed to survive 2016 without a devastating crash or blowout, so far, and to our surprise, considering the flocks of
Nov 27, 20168 min read


Syria – An Ancient Biblical Empire ‘Bombed into Stone Age’ (#138)
According to historians, along with Iraq, Syria is the most ancient of cradles of settled civilization, with habitation dating back over 10
Sep 27, 20166 min read


The Federal Reserve – Nobody’s Stooge, Master of Money (#136)
The Central Banks of the World have dominated economic policy since the financial and economic crisis of 2008. The importance of these
Sep 15, 201610 min read


As Bad News Mounts – Outlook Grows Dimmer (#131)
The latest economic and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the major economies were not reassuring. Even the United States which was
Aug 6, 201617 min read


Recurring Attacks in France - Ongoing Insanity of Mass Killings (#129)
Recently, a French/Tunisian dual citizen took it upon himself to right the perceived wrongs of France, whatever they may be, by mowing down
Jul 17, 20167 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


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


Global Economies – The Escalating Train Wreck Part 1 (#77)
Over the last two years or so we have been consistent in our assessment that the Global Economies were not recovering regardless of equally
Aug 12, 201510 min read


Global Economies – Now What? (#76)
Japan, the ‘poster boy’ of extreme Quantitative Easing, is still struggling and on the whole Abenomics has failed to produce the economic...
May 11, 201514 min read


Global Economy 2015 – Tale of Three Realities: Contraction…Conflicts…Crashes (#70)
Europe is inundated with a number of economic and political problems that are serious enough to threaten its very structure as the Eurozone
Feb 21, 201512 min read
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