Author Archives: Danielle Park

Amid perennial hopes that an output freeze might boost prices in time to rescue over-levered producers and their investors/speculators, the reality is that with so many countries desperate for cash, output agreements are hard to reach.  Even where they are, … Continue reading →

All the financial hubris, reckless leverage/derivatives and European trade imbalances of the past decade are reflected in the chart of Germany’s late great Deutsche Bank.  From $125 in May 2007, the stock lost 85% of its value to bounce at … Continue reading →

Stimulating discussion and historical context for the angst and opportunity of our time. Chris Kutarna’s, Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of our New Renaissance, takes a look at some of the massive forces disrupting our current age, … Continue reading →