Updated Nov, 2023 China’s Corruption Crackdown: A Prelude to Reform In the vast tapestry of China’s socio-political landscape, an extraordinary transformation is underway—a seismic shift in the form of China’s corruption crackdown. As the dragon of change awakens from its bureaucratic slumber, the government stands resolute in its commitment to unravel the deep-seated threads of … Read more
China Corruption Crackdown Instead of embracing this as a positive development, the West seeks to transform this into another soap opera-type event. They accuse the current administration of using this crackdown in the guise to get rid of political opponents. Let us stop there and examine that statement. If the individuals are corrupt, then cracking … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator About 18 months ago, crude oil prices in the futures markets were trading at around $US110-per/barrel. At its heyday, oil & gas corporations were reaping in cash bonanzas. Along with the onset of new drilling technologies, such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking), oil & gas supplies were rising too. Oil-rich nations … Read more
Brent crude oil price today: Why is oil crashing The fundamentals in the oil market are simply horrible and based on them it appears that their oil prices are destined to march lower. However, we need to remember that fundamentals are not forward-looking; they provide a rearview look at the situation. When oil was trading … Read more
Crude oil price projections: will oil prices stabilize or continue dropping Crude oil price projections: Breakout or Breakdown In a recent article, we stated that from a fundamental perspective, there were no reasons for oil to mount a significant rally in 2016. We noted that the world was awash with oil and that the … Read more
ze: 4.00 in 1973 equates to 22.41 today Middle Class Squeeze Workers are earning more but taking home less money as real wages have not risen since 1980 The average hourly wage for Non-Management private-sector workers in Sept 2015 was $20.67, 2.3% higher year-over-year. In the ’70s and ’80s wages increased at an annual rate … Read more
Syria War News There is no doubt that war generates big profits and the US appears to have engineered this war in Syria to provide large arms companies with lucrative new markets. As a result of the Syrian war, a new Middle- East Arms Race has been set in motion. Some estimates suggest north of … Read more
Deception: Great Recession Never Ended The chart is a clear illustration that the Recession has not ended. The Fed has created the illusion that all is well by boosting stock prices, by maintaining an ultra-low rate interest environment for an unprecedented period. This environment favours speculators and punishes savers. It forces savers to speculate or … Read more
The Next stock market crash prediction; do something different stop listening to the fools claiming to be experts Next stock market crash prediction; take it with a massive Jar of Salt Stock Market Crash 2017 or Stock Market Crash 2016 and so on; what’s the common theme. The theme is always the same; the world is going … Read more
Stocks Will Crash One Day The crowd always panics when the markets are pulling back, never when they are running up. Why is it that they wait for the markets to pull back strongly before jumping into the den of panic and misery? 2016 stock market crash, is eerily similar to 2015, 2014, 2013 … Read more
