Daily Archives: March 17, 2015

Oil: support at 2009 bottom may prove a mirage

The global economy is in the midst of a downturn of unusual scale. Coming off the unprecedented credit-highs of the past 8 years will be sobering, to say the least. What proved support for key commodities in the 2009 “V” … Continue reading

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Reality check: GDP tanking

The growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) is a key indicator of economic activity, but the official estimate is released with a delay and routinely revised in retrospect, quarters and years after the original ‘guesstimates’. To stay ahead … Continue reading

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Tax and democracy: the price we pay

Euphemisms aside, tax havens are in the business of taking revenue belonging to other countries. Canadian documentarian Howard Crooks on the threat to democracy from tax havens. Here is a direct video link.

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