I mentioned in an earlier post how I see only darkness hanging over global affairs for this year of 2016. I have since found no reason to change that opinion in these first six days of the year. I am always interested in hearing what other people think and today I found this excellent appraisal... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year, Ukraine
Photo: © Lee Jae-Won / Reuters This post inspired by: Ukraine officially defaults on $3bn debt to Russia; Moscow to sue Kiev in London court That's the thing about bonds, you see. If you issue them, the folk who buy them, lending you their money for a bit of interest, expect to be paid back... Continue Reading →
We Are So Totally Stuffed – Ain’t Life Grand?
My heart grows so heavy every time I try to think about what next year will bring for us. I can only see darkness. No glimmer of hope. And I can't pinpoint one thing, selectively, that I could point to as being the cause of that. Could this be the end? For me personally (because... Continue Reading →
The Great Oil Panic
More on what's in store for the world in 2016. There are another three weeks remaining in 2015 before I have to finally make a stab at my best guess prediction for next year. Here is a major contender for the title: '2016 - the year the oil industry closed down'. Think about what that... Continue Reading →
Recession/Depression?
I have been thinking recently, as i did in this post, about how to describe the year 2016 before it actually happens. I am finding it to be really difficult this year. There are so many things that I can see happening in 2016 that I can't yet pinpoint one phrase that encapsulates them all.... Continue Reading →
Looking Back To The Future
I made a prediction on Facebook back in January of this year, for how 2015 would unfold and I have referred to that both there and here in this blog a number of times throughout the year. I usually like to link my posts to a relevant article, and I did so in this case,... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 