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The rise of Big Tech cements the fall of the US economy

While the US economy is going through its worst crisis in the last eight decades, its largest companies are having their best year ever

While the US economy is going through its worst crisis in the last eight decades, with small businesses shutting down en masse and millions of… Read More »The rise of Big Tech cements the fall of the US economy

While the US economy is going through its worst crisis in the last eight decades, its largest companies are having their best year ever

How fracking helped shape US foreign policy

Disrupting oil production in countries that could pose a threat to the increasingly important American oil industry has become a priority within US foreign policy.

The fracking boom in the US has frequently been hailed as a remarkable economic achievement for drastically reducing the country’s dependence on foreign energy resources.… Read More »How fracking helped shape US foreign policy

Disrupting oil production in countries that could pose a threat to the increasingly important American oil industry has become a priority within US foreign policy.

A tidal wave of repos and the best carry trade ever

How historically low interest rates in Europe and Japan are causing a massive demand for Dollars by investors looking for higher returns in the US.

Naturally the question everyone is—or should be—asking is where this sudden demand for liquidity has come from. The answer is that it is the result… Read More »A tidal wave of repos and the best carry trade ever

How historically low interest rates in Europe and Japan are causing a massive demand for Dollars by investors looking for higher returns in the US.

An empire in decline

The US is shifting from a manufacturing powerhouse to a raw-material producing country akin to many developing countries.

As the current global long cycle moves closer to its trough, China appears to be taking over the lead role in the world economy. Meanwhile, the country… Read More »An empire in decline

The US is shifting from a manufacturing powerhouse to a raw-material producing country akin to many developing countries.