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Visualizing The $94 Trillion World Economy In One Chart

December 27, 2021

The $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart View the expanded version of this infographic. Just four countries—the U.S., China, Japan, and…

Reforming Venezuela’s Electricity Sector

December 23, 2021

Options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system. In Venezuela, as around the world, the provision of reliable and affordable…

There Is No Predictive Power In Current Yields Or Fed Projections

December 23, 2021

If you think the Fed, Fed Fund futures, or current rates predict anything, you may wish to reconsider. Median Fed…

Abandoning The Gold Standard Undermined Labor Productivity

December 22, 2021

Labor market productivity has been dropping for decades. And you can trace the plunge back to the demise of the…

The Market Is Now Forecasting More Than 3 Hikes In 2022

December 22, 2021

Investors increasingly believe the Fed will hike sooner and more often in 2022. CME Fedwatch Tool has rate hike odds for every…

Bull Markets & Why We Repeat Our Mistakes

December 21, 2021

During bull markets, investors have a concise memory of previous bear markets. Such is why, throughout history, cycles repeat as…

Draining The World’s Oceans To Visualize Earth’s Surface

December 20, 2021

Draining the World’s Oceans to Visualize Earth’s Surface Although many maps of our planet go into great topographical detail on…

The Fed Expects 6 Rate Hikes By The End Of 2023 – I Don’t And You Shouldn’t Either

December 17, 2021

Look Ahead Dot Plot December 2021 Along with today’s wimpy tapering announcement comes more Projection Material from the Fed including a Dot…

Sites With >100 Links To Pirated Content Will Be Banned From Search Engines

December 17, 2021

After being signed by some of Russia’s most powerful tech and entertainment companies in 2018, the memorandum designed to remove…

Dollar Appreciation Threatens The Global Economy

December 16, 2021

The Fed’s liquidity fire hose supported the massive government fiscal response to Covid. Through unprecedented asset purchases, the Fed provided…

This Man Accidentally Sold A $300,000 Bored Ape NFT For Only $3,000

December 16, 2021

In an unusual incident, a seller lost money when he mistakenly listed the price of his ‘Bored Ape’ non-fungible token (NFT) on…

These Are The World’s Deadliest Peaks

December 14, 2021

The 14 highest mountain peaks in the world, also known as the eight-thousanders because they are all more than 8,000 meters above…

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