The global number of internet shutdowns has been rising again for the second year in a row. A newly released report by Access Now puts the number of internet shutdowns in 2022 at 187. Just under half – 84 – happened in India.In the year of 2020, the nu…
Longer-Term Refinancing Operations In the Euro Area decreased to 1303.29 EUR Billion in February from 1947.07 EUR Billion in December of 2022. Longer-Term Refinancing Operations in the Euro Area averaged 490.01 EUR Billion from 1999 until 2023, reachin…
And now we have the latest TSLA wanna-be, Rivian, reporting their “earnings” (umm, losses). The stock is now down 90% from its peak. Of course, I’m sure every single analyst on Wall Street gave it a Strong Buy, since every one of …
So I thought I would try to see if ChatGPT could write my Liquidity Trader update this week, based on the area that I want…
The consequences of decades of unsound money are coming home to roost. Our nation is hopelessly divided in an increasingly decoupled world. Predictably, inflation and Bubbles are sowing inequality, insecurity, hostility and conflict – at home and abroad. Trust in critical institutions continues to wane. The costs associated with this epic policy failure will be enormous – possibly catastrophic.
Despite major efforts by the U.S., the EU and other countries to restrict Russia’s fossil fuel revenues, the country is still earning more than half a billion U.S. dollars from oil and gas sales per day, according to think tank Center for Research on E…
Just two years ago, Intel looked like one of the strongest, most stable, most promising equities in the known universe. This chart is a thing of great beauty, and INTC had made many people a tremendous amount of capital appreciation. It just goes t…
This century has seen divergent price movement. Many consumer goods are cheaper, while critical categories like health and education have skyrocketed.
Expectations that inflation conveniently returns to previous cycle dynamics is wishful thinking. Hopes that central bankers can quickly conclude tightening cycles without the need to inflict pain are unrealistic.
Statista’s Advertising & Media Markets Insights estimates that worldwide metaverse revenue will stand at $490 billion in 2030. This is a comparatively conservative forecast. Other analyst companies assume a market volume of between approximately 750 an…