Michael Hudson gives a wide-ranging talk on SVB and other recent bank collapses, focusing on the considerable role of misguided Fed policies
Economic fundamentals
A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.
An over-zealous Fed pushed a few banks, including the big and super connected Silicon Valley Bank, over the edge. A bailout was a given.
How severe might the contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank failure be? And who will suffer most: tech land or other banks?
The US seems obsessed with China, yet effectively admits it is behind and unlikely to catch up. And it too quickly dismisses Russia.
How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.
Biden Administration officials are pleased as punch with their targeting of China's supposed Achilles heel: dependence on US designed chips.
Another mechanism by which US does harm through our indifference to to the impact of our dollar/interest rate policies on other countries.
In pressing the Taiwan hot button, is the US misreading China's capabilities and networks just as it has Russia's?
A deep dive into the costs and impact of the recent, large-scale European energy subsidies.