Category Archives: Economic fundamentals

BRICS Officially Confirmed That It Doesn’t Want To De-Dollarize & Isn’t Anti-Western

Yet more evidence that the BRICS aren’t ready to launch a serious anti-dollar/new currency regime.

Investors Start Thinking About Underpricing of Climate Risk

Some investors are worried that climate risk means their holdings are overvalued. It would be nicer if they worried about the real world too.

NAM 2.0+G77 vs G7+NATO+OECD+WEF

Jomo warns US policies are creating war and depression, pushing developing nations to strengthen democratic institutions of global governance

Scientism as a Non-Solution to a Problem that Should Not Exist vs. Science as a Solution to a Problem that Must Be Fixed

KLG continues his investigation of scientism by looking at two canard-infested areas: plastic recycling and industial food production.

Michael Hudson: Debt, Sponsors of the Wars, Future of USD and BRICS

ichael Hudson on topics old and new: the role of debt in rentier extraction and US hegemony, and the prosepcts for the dollar and BRICS.

How to Fix Monetary Policy in Advanced Countries

The monetary policy of major central banks in advanced economies have had negative consequences and thus need to be fixed.

European Gas Price Spike Highlights Painful Exposure To Global Markets

A strike in Australia could reduce global LNG supplies by 10%. European energy security is not what it used to be.

The Overlooked Role of the Financial Crisis in the Subjugation of Europe

Europe faces permanent economic diminution thanks to following US sanctions But did the financial crisis pave the way for this self-sabotage?

Angus Deaton on How Neoliberal Ideology Produced Abject US Falling Life Expectancy for Less Educated

Angus Deaton returns to his deaths of despair theme, with updated data and a pointed critique of the role of Chicago School libertarians.

Oil, Gas, Wages, Interest Rates: Biden’s Other 2024 Risks

A supposedly good economy has not helped Biden much and trends such as oil prices do not look to be in his favor.

More on the Collapse of Operational Capabilities in the West: How Did We Get Here

Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs

Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle

Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism

Energy Destinies – Part 8: Pathways

Satyajit Das concludes his series on the future of energy by looking at curbing demand, aka radical conseration.

French Invasion of Niger Could Turn into All-Out Franco-African War

An assessment of the stakes for France in trying to reverse the military coup in Niger by force.

As the Ukraine War Drags On, It’s Time to Reassess the Impacts of Sanctions

The bundle of sanctions was initially designed and imposed in haste, with little basis to assess historic performance.