Daily Archives: April 29, 2015

Iron ore has some ‘sober up’ news for oil

Massive credit-bubble fueled, multi-year booms in capacity, production and inventory don’t clear in a few months, especially when suppliers continue to increase output as demand falls. This chart of iron ore gives its April rebound some context. See, Iron Ore … Continue reading

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Nepotism between policymakers and corporations costing us greatly

The rise of extreme income disparity over the past 20 years may be misunderstood without historical context. In 2016, the combined wealth of the richest 1% of the world’s population is on track to overtake that of the other 99%.  That’s … Continue reading

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Weak US dollar, strong oil?

Today the US dollar and Treasuries continue to sell off as if the Fed is going to announce some grand new ‘stimulus’ plan. In response commodities and the loonie have been attracting inflows once more. There are reasons to suspect … Continue reading

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