Category: Global
Our Crash Alert Flag Is Still Flying
Naturally, the foreigners are learning not to trust US suppliers…and are looking for essential inputs elsewhere. Win-lose again…with little chance that the US will be a winner.
Why We’re Not on the Trump Bandwagon
Put the cronies in charge of business. Let the loyal apparatchiks control prices. Then, print money to cover your deficits. What could go wrong with that programme?!
How America Goes Full-Venezuela
We suspect a big disaster is coming later in the century…and why we suspect it will be centred in the Fake Money Capital of the World – the USA.
Ireland’s and its‘Great Crumble’
Claptrap comes in many guises and disguises. Sometimes, it is based on inconsequential error. Sometimes, it is just bad judgment.
Here’s What Uber Is Really Worth
Three times, the Dow has tried to beat its October 2018 high of 2,680. And three times, it has failed. This ‘triple top’ formation is a bad sign.
US-China Trade War! What it Means for NZ
It will be one of the interesting events in our history as the US confronts China over its trade practices. For now, all we can do is have faith that fairness will prevail.
The Nice Thing About Donald Trump…
China has been providing Americans with low-cost goods for nearly 40 years…with trade barriers coming down steadily. Suddenly, the China trade is unacceptable.
How ‘Megapolitics’ Destroy Wealth
In the ongoing trade war, the Chinese are unleashing their own dogs. They’re now threatening to stop buying food from the US altogether and even sell their US Treasuries.
Should Alabama Impose Tariffs on California?
Banning trade didn’t work for North Korea. Instead, it created a Hell on Earth. But how about the US? Would it create an Eden here?
The Only Real Way to ‘Fix’ Capitalism
Capitalists are conscious. They always try to get the outcomes they want…and they don’t mind cheating — when they can get away with it.
The Tragic Story of the House on the Hill…
We give a Chinese company our fake money. It gives us a real TV set. How did we ‘lose’ money? And why is it any of Donald Trump’s business?
The Two Things Buffett Can’t Buy
A 5% return in a single year may be acceptable. Spread it over two years and it becomes only 2.5% — barely equal to inflation.
The Next Crisis We Have Will Be a Currency Crisis
For most people, money is just money. But I believe we’re standing on a precipice for this current system of money.
‘It’s Not God’s Fault. It’s Man.’
We saw last week that the biggest burst of stimulus in the US — $3.6 trillion of quantitative easing (QE), negative real interest rates for 10 years, and deficits of $11 trillion — brought the weakest recovery ever.