Category: Global
Bill Bonner: Seeing Eye Human
Untying the US economy from China is not possible. The relationship is sick…but symbiotic. The US provides the fake money. China provides the cheap stuff.
The Wrong Moves to Make in a Trade War
What happens when one country gets jealous of another country’s advantage? What happens when China wants to be India and Australia wants to be Japan?
The Greatest Comedy of Modern Politics
Government, always and everywhere, is a way for the few to exploit the many. Modern democracy depends as much on fraud as force. Elite conquerors pretend to respond to the ‘will of the people.’
Why the Future of Netflix Looks as Grim as Japan’s
Japan needs to make some structural changes. If they don’t they’ll be left severely disappointed, much like the investors buying Netflix today.
May’s Brexit Vote Bust-Up — How You Could Profit
While most analysts seemed to fail to predict the Brexit vote back in 2016, they’re either a lot smarter now or they smelt Theresa May’s defeat a mile away.
This Could be the Most Foretold Recession Ever
There are talks of a recession everywhere. Many are predicting one…Still, some don’t believe we could be heading towards a recession…
The Most Absurd Myth of the 21st Century
Assets, markets, companies, and empires rise and fall. But now comes the most absurd myth of all — that the feds can ‘manage’ and ‘guide’ the economy,
Smash Your Piggy Bank: Is More Spending the Way to Riches?
Inequality is the problem…and government is the solution. In his article for the Herald, Bernstein drives that mantra home…
How the Future of Tech Will Reverse Globalisation
I’m not a technology nihilist. I don’t believe technology will rise up against us and thwart the human race. But tech of all shapes and sizes is pushing a lot of us out of jobs.
This Economic Slowdown Is Setting Off Alarm Bells
It took them months to admit what was already obvious to most of the population. That is, that the economic ‘slowdown’ was in fact a full-blown crisis.
A Storm’s Coming: A Grim Economic Warning from The World Bank
As the skies darken and the outlook grows dim, will we be armed and ready? Or will we be the ones who end up cold, damp and penniless?
How to Succeed in the Reversal of Globalisation
Process driven and highly repetitive jobs could disappear in your life time. It won’t all happen overnight. But in time, automation and robotics will take over a lot of these jobs.
An Exotic Hello from Cambodia: A Rising Asian Tiger
From an economist’s perspective, this emerging economy is on a remarkable trajectory…outclassing cruisers like China or India.
Why You Should Buy Local Shares…
A local strategy is usually one that dominates over time. And as we move to a localised world, I think these locally dominant companies are the ones that will benefit.
New Zealand’s Weird Economy and Why It’s Doomed to Fail
New Zealand’s economy has me scratching my head. As our peers have developed straight through the commercial, industrial and post-industrial stages, NZ has managed to hold on to an agricultural society.