Category Archives: Globalization

The Coming Debt Crisis

Emerging market economies loaded up on debt after the crisis, which is now looking like a particularly bad move.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Opened the Curtains on the World’s Next Economic Model

COVID-19 has exposed flaws in the global supply chain economic model; advances in technology have rendered it obsolete.

The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Is a $2 Trillion Slush Fund for Washington Cronies

Why you should hate the coronavirus “stimulus” bill.

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: Coronavirus and Food Security

UN warns about coronavirus and food shortages. Will the crisis revive policies to encourage regional and national food self-sufficiency?

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Letter to G20 Leaders (“The G20 must act now”)

Delaying emergency measures in emerging and developing economies will lead to unimaginable health and social impacts which will come back to haunt us for decades. The G20 must act now.

Coronavirus Kayoes U.S. Recycling

Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on waste management policies and led many U.S. municipalities to suspend or modify their recycling programs..

UN Chief Warns of Coming Recession for the Planet

The UN feels compelled to weigh in on the less-than-sunny economic outlook.

Brexit: The ‘Australian Option’?

Boris Johnson fancies that the UK’s future lies with the US. Good luck with that.

The Fed Backfires: Shock and Awe Rate Drop to 0%, Emergency Bond Buying Program Leads to Limit Down Drops in US Equity Futures as Real World Coronavirus Damage Worsens

The Fed just told everyone to assume the brace position.

How the COVID-19 Shock Is Different

Looking at COIVD-19 impacts.

After Bloody Day, Coronavirus Meltdown Continues. Big Danger: Italian and Eurobanks Are Set To Blow

So many coronavirus panics that a looming risk is getting little notice: implosion of Italy’s banks, a potential Credit Anstalt event.

Coronavirus Reveals the Cracks in Globalization

Coronavirus risks a series of shortages that can be mitigated only by bringing some production back home.

Will Biden’s Trade Policy Record Come Back to Haunt Him in Midwest?

Sanders seeks to make Biden pay for his trade record in Tuesday’s Michigan primary. Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington also hold primaries on the same day.

Airlines: Bleeding from Coronavirus, and Worse to Come

Coronavirus carnage continues, particularly at bankruptcy-prone airlines.