October 10, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: We saw what happened to the world’s major currencies when the Federal Reserve took a more aggressive stance on rate hikes: they tumbled. Even legendary hedge fund manager, Ray Dalio, whose mantra was “cash is trash” no longer believes that… Continue Reading…
August 9, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: Sri Lanka’s economy seemed to have flourished for nearly two decades thanks to loans from China. But with inflation soaring and interest rates rising across the globe, China’s lines of credit ended up strangling the nation’s economic prospects.… Continue Reading…
August 9, 2022
“Distillate fuel inventories are low in the United States and Europe. Stockpiles in the U.S. haven’t increased this summer as usual, and in one month since the end of June, they have seen the biggest drawdown for this time of… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2022
“The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world’s next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned…” https://www.barrons.com/news/global-food-crisis-will-kill-millions-by-disease-health-executive-warns-01655961907 No.… Continue Reading…
June 9, 2022
“EDITOR’S NOTE: In the 1970s, the average cost of gas was around 39 cents per gallon. At the time, the price was painful. It was a period of high inflation, similar to what we’re experiencing today. Yet if we were to… Continue Reading…
June 7, 2022
“The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast by nearly a third to 2.9% for 2022, warning that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded the damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, and many countries now faced recession… In a… Continue Reading…
April 25, 2022
“…Fear about a global economic slowdown loomed as Asian stock markets cratered Monday amid concerns about Covid case spikes in China. Oil prices declined and yields retreated on the fears. Wall Street is also bracing for a stacked week of earnings, including reports… Continue Reading…
April 11, 2022
“…However, the long-term challenge for the U.S. will be to keep the crown on the U.S. dollar’s head as the leading global reserve/fiat currency. The unilateral sanctions of the West against Russia had the unintended consequence of raising inflation levels in Europe, East… Continue Reading…
February 18, 2022
“Renault CEO Luca de Meo said the French carmaker expects to make 300,000 fewer units in 2022 than it potentially could have as a result of the ongoing global chip shortage. Renault made 500,000 fewer cars last year as a result of… Continue Reading…
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