Category Archives: Geopolitical

Soros: Regime Change in Iran, Bond Crisis is U.S.

Posted on February 20, 2011 by macromon

Fareed Zakaria discusses current events with George Soros on today’s GPS.   Click here for the entire interview.   It’s well worth your time. Money Quotes: Comparison 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall and Middle East Uprisings SOROS: It is very similar. … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Gerontocracy

Posted on February 15, 2011 by macromon

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The Global Pain of Rising Food Prices

Posted on February 15, 2011 by macromon

We found some excellent data from a March 2010 USDA report on cross-country food expenditures and to no surprise lower income countries are getting slammed by the recent price spike.  The table is fairly self-explanatory showing the proportion of expenditures … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg, Modern Day Moses?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by macromon

Time’s Man of the Year.  Now the new Moses?  The guy who’s invisible connectivity community helped bring down the Pharaoh of Egypt.  Mark Zuckerberg getting credit for Egypt’s revolution?   We were stunned last night as we watched Anderson Cooper … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Read: Mark Zuckerberg Credited for Egypt

Posted on February 12, 2011 by macromon

Anderson Cooper 360 Interview With the “Google Ghandi”, Wael Ghonim BLITZER: Wael, this is Wolf Blitzer in Washington. So first Tunisia, now Egypt. What’s next? GHONIM: Ask Facebook. BLITZER: Ask what? GHONIM: Facebook. COOPER: Facebook. BLITZER: Facebook. You’re giving Facebook … Continue reading →

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STRATFOR: Egypt’s Tipping Point

Posted on February 11, 2011 by macromon

“There are some very heavy and complex negotiations underway. These negotiations are not just about titles or positions. There is also a lot of money involved, a lot of assets at stake, a lot of political careers on the line, … Continue reading →

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Deep US-Saudi rift over Egypt – Debka

Posted on February 10, 2011 by macromon

Another must read from Debka.  These guys give a good inside scoop of what’s happening and explains why Mubarak is not stepping down and it’s not good, The conversation between President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah early Thursday, Feb. … Continue reading →

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Ken Rogoff Expects “Serious Social Unrest” in the U.S.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by macromon

Now this is depressing but not surprising.  Forbes writes, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff, co-author of a best-selling book on financial crises, This Time It’s Different, told Forbes today in an exclusive interview that the high unemployment rate and high levels … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s economy close to meltdown – Debka

Posted on February 9, 2011 by macromon

We highly recommend you read the latest from Debka on Egypt.  Here is the money quote: A high-ranking US source in Washington told debkafile’s sources that the situation in Egypt is so appalling that a military takeover of the regime … Continue reading →

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Measuring Arab Unrest: The Shoe Thrower’s Index

Posted on February 9, 2011 by macromon

Here’s something interesting from the Economist, An index of unrest in the Arab world IN THIS week’s print edition we ran a table showing a number of indicators for members of the Arab League. By adding a few more and … Continue reading →

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