Economic fundamentals
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
How the Sri Lanka debt crisis was decades in the making.
Naive Questions About Russia’s War Economy
Russia is now debating alternatives for putting its economy on a war footing: nationalizations or keeping billionaire capitalism in place.
Outdated Energy Grid Poses Existential Threat to the Renewable Revolution
Green energy skeptics cite batteries as a potential constraint on greater EV use. The electrical grid is another possible choke point.
Has Gasoline Price Shock Triggered Demand Destruction Yet? And Where Will Gasoline Prices Go from Here?
There’s some demand destruction. But oil bounced again, gasoline might be next.
U.S. Natural Gas Prices To Spike As Exports Boom
More discuss of the practical issues arising from the US plan to help fill Europe's Russia gas gap.
Financial Times Screeches at China’s “Propaganda” for Sticking to Zero Covid Policy
A new article on how China is sticking to its zero Covid guns is revealing, and not in a good way.
Overheating Conditions Indicate High Probability of a US Recession
Larry Summers tells us a recession is coming....sometime....because the US is having too good a time job-wise.
Healthcare Expert Greg Travis Speaks About the Official Disappearing of COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthcare and technology expert Greg Travis gives a detailed account of how the officialdom has lied about Covid in the interest of profit.
America Keeps Eyepoking India and China for Failing to Fall into Line on Russia; Arrogance Looking More and More Like Impotence
America's failed attempts to get India and China in its corner against Russia is looking less like diplomacy and more like a clown car.
Speculating About the Botched Shanghai Lockdown
The Chinese have not given up on zero Covid, despite the continuing outbreak in Shanghai.