Despite Becoming Net Oil Exporter, US Trade Deficit as Bad as Ever
At the peak around 2007, oil was responsible for nearly half of the US trade deficit
How to Spot a Bubble
The hard part is not spotting bubbles, the hard part is having to courage to do something about it
Willem Jansz – Celestial Globe 1602
“It shows a nova in the constellation of Cygnus which Blaeu had personally observed in 1600”
Milwaukee Hasn’t Elected a Republican Mayor Since 1906
Its population has declined 21% since 1960
Mark Mobius: If Money Supply Growth Falters, Markets Will Turn Down
Are we reaching peak ‘reflation?’
Peak Reopening
Watch out below
Corporate Tax Revenues Are Irrelevant
The Senate spent an entire year’s worth of corporate taxes just this week.
Visualizing 50 Years of Global Steel Production
During a period where global steel production has tripled, US production has nearly halved
Detroit Hasn’t Elected a Republican Since 1957, Population Has Fallen 60% Since Then
Detroit’s population is now the same as it was the 1910s, just a few years after Henry Ford opened his first factory in the city
The Top Export Destination for Each U.S. State
China is the largest trading partner for only five states