Why the OPEC Oil Cuts are Failing to Support Higher Prices
Submitted by Taps Coogan on the 20th of July 2017 to The Sounding Line. Seven months into the OPEC oil production cut agreement, West Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI) remains […]
Cartoon of the Day – Unemployment
Via the great cartoonist Michael P. Rameriz, with no further comment:
Commodities are at 50 Year Lows Relative to Equities
The following chart, from Incrementum AG via Time Price Research, is a dramatic illustration of the divergence in the price of commodities and equities since the 2008 financial crisis. Going […]
George Friedman on the US Geopolitical Future and Eurasia
George Friedman, respected geopolitical forecaster, author, and founder of Stratfor and Geopolitical Futures, recently gave the Keynote speech at the McCain Conference at the United States Naval Academy. Discussing a […]
Image of the Day: The Pipe
Another beautiful Rockwell Kent woodcut via the Plattsburgh State Art Museum Moby Dick or The Whale By Herman Melville Illustrated by Rockwell Kent Volume I, Chapter XXX, The Pipe, p. […]
Chart of the Day – Valuations Point to Very Low Future Returns
Lance Roberts, of Real Investment Advice, recently posted the following chart as part of a discussion about future returns on US equities in an article that we recently highlighted in our […]
Chart of the Day – The Growing UK Arms Trade With Saudi Arabia
The UK High Court has just ruled that British arms sales to Saudi Arabia are legal, ending a controversial challenge arising from Saudi Arabia’s ongoing involvement in the war in […]
Image of the Day – MC Escher
The Second Day of Creation, 1925, by MC Escher
Martin Armstrong – Eurozone Interest Rates Will Rise Substantially – Dow Could Double
Legendary forecaster, author, and creator of the Economic Confidence Model, Martin Armstrong, recently sat down with GoldSeek Radio to talk about a range of subjects including two issues frequently discussed […]
US Liquid Natural Gas Exports Are Surging
In a spot of good news for the economy and for energy independence, the US officially became a net exporter of natural gas in April