“Boomerang Economics”: U.S. Should End Trade War with China to Alleviate the Economic Crisis at Home

“Boomerang Economics”: U.S. Should End Trade War with China to Alleviate the Economic Crisis at Home

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held talks with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on July 5 to discuss Washington’s trade tariffs on Chinese products and issues of global supply chain stability. According to Beijing’s press release, Liu stressed that the lifting of tariffs and sanctions, as well as the fair treatment of Chinese companies in…

The Great Awakening Continues

The Great Awakening Continues

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” — The Usual Suspects When the Canadian truckers descended in peace on Ottawa protesting the vaccine mandate of Justin TrueDOH! it was obvious to many that something fundamental had changed. This wasn’t some Davos Crowd psy-op like burning down Minneapolis or…

Russia Has South Asia’s Back in the Economic Crisis

Russia Has South Asia’s Back in the Economic Crisis

Through the combination of food and fuel exports (as well as planned pipeline cooperation such as is the case with Pakistan), the Kremlin has successfully leveraged its status as a commodities superpower to make strategic inroads in one of Eurasia’s most dynamic regions, which is accelerating the global systemic transition to multipolarity. Russia’s “Return to…

Zugzwang*

Zugzwang*

Europe’s future looks bleak. It is now pressed by its own imposition of sanctions, and the resultant spike in commodity prices. The EU is lumbering around in a daze. Western self-destruction – a puzzle defying any unique causal explanation – continues. The examples where policy is pursued in apparent indifference to anything resembling rigorous reflection,…

Has JP Morgan Become Bitcoin’s Best Friend?

Has JP Morgan Become Bitcoin’s Best Friend?

There was a lot of fanfare made recently over an investment note from JPMorgan Chase which seemed to elevate bitcoin over real estate and other traditional asset classes as the “alternative asset of choice.” A May 25 investor note made the argument that bitcoin was around 28% undervalued and that the bank was targeting an upside price of around…