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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-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


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


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 9, 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 4, 20154 min read


Global Refugee Crisis & the Belated Hand Wringing - Or Sins of the West Coming Home to Roost (#81)
The systematic destabilization of Western Middle East and North Africa by the forceful removal of the dictatorial leaderships of select
Sep 14, 20156 min read


The Global Economies – The Escalating Train Wreck Part 3a (#79)
In this Report we want to address Japan, Russia, Brazil, Canada & Australia. Collectively we believe these economies will put an additional
Aug 23, 201510 min read


Global Economies – The Escalating Train Wreck Part 2 (#78)
If China is the 800lb gorilla in the room then surely the United States is the 7 tonne Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Aug 15, 201510 min read
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