Author Archives: Danielle Park

A couple of weeks ago, we met friends for dinner indoors at a well-established, mid-range bar-restaurant that had been busy for years before the pandemic.  We made a reservation, presented proof of vaccination as required, and were one of just … Continue reading →

Canada has a housing problem that magnifies economic and social instability through malinvested resources, oppressive debt, low savings rates, reduced household formation, low birth rates, gambling and drug addiction.  Anyone that doesn’t understand the policy-supported links between casinos, money laundering, … Continue reading →

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 →