Yearly Archives: 2023

The Reshaping Of The Global Economic Order

US-China tensions are rewiring global trade, as the US seeks to reduce supply-chain reliance on geopolitical rivals and also source imports from closer to home. Mexico appeals on both counts—which is one reason it’s just overtaken China as the biggest supplier … Continue reading

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My 9/11 Story — The Day History Changed

It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty-two years.  If you haven’t journaled your story, what are you waiting for? Repost of a Repost of a Repost a Post Originally Posted on September 11, 2018 It was early August 2001 when … Continue reading

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Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess? | Economist

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Can The U.S. and China Avoid the Thucydides’s Trap?

The world’s liberal geopolitical order led by the United States, which has driven the global economy for more than 70 years, is now under severe stress. Based on rules-based international cooperation, the post-war order ushered in decades of relative peace … Continue reading

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An Interview With Jeremy Grantham

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – Aug 25

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Nonlinear Thinking: AI Art At The MoMA

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – Aug 18

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Foreign Central Banks Continue To Sell Treasuries

Today’s release of the U.S. Treasury International Capital (TIC) flows data highlights a continued trend of foreign central banks reducing their holdings of U.S. notes and bonds, albeit at a notably decelerated pace. Between June ’22 and June ’23, foreign … Continue reading

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Nonlinear Thinking: EV Charging Roads

Stunning.  Not far from the electric trolley buses with motors powered by electricity from overhead wires that I used to ride to work in San Francisco.

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