If a natural gas find means god loves you.... then god must REALLY love Saudi Arabia and muslims. heck, if having hydrocarbons means being in...
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Great.... bronze age mythology meets economics. You're both wack jobs. Where was Yaweh during the holocaust? On vacation?
Interesting you bring up China. At first China wanted to diversify somewhat out of dollars and into Euros. That didn't turn out so well. I...
There's a lot of blame to cast around. The typical narrative that most people feel drawn to: The lazy southern european trying to pull one...
That all depends on the future of the Euro. We're only in the second inning - we have a ways to go. But up to now, who consumed someone else's...
IMF is ramping up its resources. Looks like the SDRs are gaining prominence - maybe to function eventually as a supra-sovereign SIV for bad...
I have quite a few friends and family in Greece, so I constantly hear what's going on. I agree with your assessment though. They slash spending,...
I understand your technical definition of insolvency in relation to a sovereign. However, whenever I hear the phrase: quantitative easing... I...
Obviously, what the Greeks say they need, and what they really need, are two different things. Yes, they are functionally insolvent, IMO. But so...
I think it's worthwhile so long as the proponent of any economic theory truly understands it and is adverserial and thought provoking enough to...
I think I've posted this quote too many times, but here it is once again: "There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought...
There are two types of economics that borrow from science. One is Econophysics, the other Biophysical Economics, also known as Thermoeconomics....
To those that think doomsayers are chicken littles... it's happening right now: Ashtabula County: Judge tells residents to "Arm...
Strabo, the greek geographer during Roman times, 63/64 BC â ca. AD 24, wrote this about England and Ireland: 3 The Deified Caesar crossed...
But are they encouraging numbers? The retail graveyard was very busy these past two years with many entrants. As a store closes, the business...
Same store sales are a foolish metric when trying to ascertain macro trends. I'm sure Best Buy's same store sales increased when Circuit City...
I know... But I was born and raised here. It's tough to cut one's roots and move, though I plan on leaving the state this year....
Think of the net worth of those 500 that left. Now think of the (negative) net worth of many of those that are coming into the US... they have...
Let's cut to the chase: You're President of the US. The most recent Treasury auction is a total failure, rates spike, more money printing,...
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