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Sep
24
PRN: Vol. 2, Num. 5 | September 24, 2012

The Advancing Wall of Darkness

The shaking of the world system, something I first marked in mid-2006, has been documented here for the past eighteen months. There appears to be no end in sight. By my judgment, the trends continue toward more dysfunction.

When trend lines go vertical--and today's profusion curve is hyper-expo... read more »

Keywords: Bernanke, Debt, Economics, Europe, Eurozone, Federal deficit, Fiscal cliff, Housing, Politics, Recession, Soft-anarchy, Stock Markets, Unemployment

May
29
PRN: Vol. 2, Num. 4 | May 29, 2012

Making It Up As We Go

A REPORT FROM THE WALL
2,112 days--and counting--of global shaking, destabilizing change, dysfunctional math, widespread volatility, and soft anarchy

For ... read more »

Keywords: Arab Spring, Economics, Europe, Eurozone, Facebook, Germany, Greece, Healthcare, IAEA, Iran, Israel, Middle East, National debt, Netanyahu, Nuclear energy/weapons, Recession, Roubini, Spain, Syria

Jan
22
PRN: Vol. 2, Num. 1 | January 22, 2012

Every Major Area of the World in Play: The Middle East on the Brink

Two weeks ago I noticed something unique, at least in my experience--the entire world is now in play. By this, I mean that every important region and country is simultaneously being disrupted by economic tension, political instability, or international threats. I've never seen such a situation in thirty years of close ob... read more »

Keywords: China, Egypt, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Recession, Russia, Syria

Oct
07
PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 6 | October 7, 2011

Approaching an Event Horizon?

The cover of today's The Economist (Britain's respected 170-year-old news weekly) shows a swirling black hole sucking in the words "Be Afraid." The insinuation is we're nearing an event horizon, the devastating boundary at the mouth of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light. The past few week... read more »

Keywords: Arab Spring, BRIC, Change, Congress, Economics, Egypt, Gold, Greece, Healthcare, History, Italy, PIIGS, Progress, Putin, Recession, Russia, Shaken, Stock Markets, Timothy Geithner, Unemployment

Sep
05
PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 5 | September 5, 2011

Good Night Irene, Good Riddance August

I step away for a month to finish a book and look what happens. The weirdness keeps piling up. Send in the clowns.

My thesis throughout these newsletters is that the world is behaving strangely. History has morphed and no longer plays by the rules. The math continues its dysfunctional, unpredictable, and almo... read more »

Keywords: Abbas, Arab Spring, Earthquake, Economics, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaddafi, GDP, Gold, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Jobs, NATO, Natural disasters, Recession, Riots, Stock Markets, Turkey, Unemployment

Jul
26
PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 4 | July 26, 2011

The US Economy: When Gradual Becomes Sudden

Hemingway was once asked "How did you go bankrupt?" He said "First gradually, then suddenly."

Well, we're a long way down this road now, and we've just about run out of gradually. See that cliff ahead? That's the beginning of suddenly.

Suddenly is like one September morning in ... read more »

Keywords: Baby Boomers, China, Congress, Construction, Debt, Default, Employment, Entitlements, GDP, Jobs, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Ratings agencies, Real Estate, Recession, Social Security, Timothy Geithner, Treasury, Unemployment