Category Archives: Economics

At $328,000 This Pigeon is No Pest!

April 28, 2013 – Wealthy Chinese have been paying record prices for contemporary art and top wines while shelling out for some the world’s most expensive cars. Turns out they’re also the driving force behind the princely sums being paid … Continue reading

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Money Spigot Opens Wider.

April 5, 2013 – Money Spigot Opens Wider: Japan Unveils an Aggressive New Policy, Echoing the Fed and Other Central Banks. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) new leaders delivered on their pledge to radically overhaul its strategy to revive Japan’s … Continue reading

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Drought and Flood – War and Peace – Fire and Rain – 2013 to 2016.

March 28, 2013 – Great Changes are Upon Us: Drought and Flood, War and Peace, Fire and Rain from 2011 to 2016 by month. This chart reflects the transiting squares of Uranus and Pluto and as such reflect long term … Continue reading

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Honey – I Blew Up the House.

March 5, 2013 – Fire and Water: Sherry Vargson, of Granville Summit, PA., can light a match at her kitchen tap and see an orange flame flare out of the faucet. State regulators attribute the methane contamination to natural-gas drilling. … Continue reading

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Southern California Earthquake Probabilities Map.

March 1, 2013 – Southern California Earthquake Probabilities Map: The probability of a very large earthquake event, in Southern California, increases daily. The darker the color, in the above map, the higher the probability of a major earthquake. The darker … Continue reading

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84 Square Foot House is Tiny Yet Functional.

February 23, 2013 – 84 Square Foot House is Tiny Yet Functional: For many Americans who bought more home than they could really afford in the giddy days before the crash, the big-house dream has become a nightmare in the … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Probability Map – February 21, 2013.

February 21, 2013 – San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Probability Map: The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 (marked by the Green Line) struck at 5:12AM. It ruptured the northern most 296 miles (477 kilometers) of the San Andreas fault … Continue reading

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Global Futures and Options Volume by Category.

February 5, 2013 – Global Futures and Options Volume by Category in Billions of Contracts: The figures above reflect the total number of contracts traded, over the last six months, in billions of contracts on all world futures and options … Continue reading

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The Four Geeks of the Apocalyse.

January 30, 2013 – The Four Geeks of the Apocalypse: I remember the first time I interviewed a relatively unknown economist named Nouriel Roubini. It was 2005, and as we sat in his New York University office, he laid out … Continue reading

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Japan’s Push for Lower Yen Poses Risk to the Global Economy.

January 19, 2013 – Japan‘s Volley in Currency wars a Real Worry:  Forget the fiscal cliff. Competitive devaluations pose an even bigger threat to the global economy.  Start anywhere on the Deflationary Spiral Graphic – can you feel the tree … Continue reading

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