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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 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


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 15, 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 24, 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 16, 201510 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 12, 201514 min read
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