Blog/World Trade
North Korea Forms Alliance with Russia
On Korea’s liberation day, President Vladimir Putin responded to Kim Jong-Un’s request to join the fight in Ukraine. In a letter to the North Korean dictator, [...]
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The Rhine Drought
The drought across Europe has caused substantial problems. In Germany, the Rhine has all but evaporated. Freights have been forced to reduce their loads across the [...]
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China Banking Crisis & the Unsuspecting World
While authorities have accused a private financial group of misleading members of the public with promises of high-return wealth management products, what is not [...]
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Friend-Shoring: How to Lose Trading Partners and Isolate Nations
The supply chain crisis is an ongoing disaster that has greatly contributed to inflation. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been touting the idea of [...]
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The Untold War in Syria and Deserted Pipelines
We’ve heard of the refugees and people fleeing Syria for a better life, but the media rarely reports how dire the situation has become. Reuters recently reported [...]
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Oversaturated Retail
Smartphones were in short supply at the end of 2021. I mentioned that Counterpoint Research lowered their forecast of global smartphone shipments from 1.45 billion [...]
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Fuel Shipping Costs Soar
The cost of shipping has added another variable to the complicated global inflation and energy crisis. According to the Baltic Exchange data as reported by [...]
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Putin: They Even Named Inflation After Me
Vladimir Putin is not suffering from sanctions. The West has shot itself in the foot by banning essential Russian imports without an alternative in place. “They [...]
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The New G8
Russia has created a new alliance that many are calling the “new G8.” Russia was expelled from the original Group of Eight in March 2014, following the [...]
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Australia and India Form an Alliance to Lessen Reliance on China
Trade tension between China and Australia has hit a new peak, with Australia now seeking to limit trade with China entirely. Former Australian Prime Minister Tony [...]
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