Monthly Archives: October 2021

China leading commodities and the world lower

The cyclicality of Chinese electricity output is shown below year over year in blue since 2006.  Now in a significant cyclical (and secular) decline, China’s economy has major implications for industrial commodities like copper (in red), which spiked from March … Continue reading

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Disruption of energy, transportation and food underway, ready or not

“Disruption” is when existing methods are replaced by new, better-performing technology. Research Fellow, Dr. Adam Dorr’s recent TEDx talk called ‘Climate Optimism: Building Our Future With Better Tools’, explains the implications of ReThinx’s recent report How Humanity Can Choose to … Continue reading

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Fuses lit for the next financial implosion

Inflation fears and a belief that the U.S. Fed will start tapering its bond purchases in November and hiking policy rates in 2022 have caused bonds to sell-off over the past two months (yields rising).  It’s likely to be short-lived … Continue reading

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