Chinese Growth: Friendly Uncle or Roaring Dragon???
17 December 2009.
Category: Markets
Renewable Energy Economic Growth: Cleantech, Subsidies and Shortcuts
15 December 2009. In a global economic scene dominated by continuing uncertainty, one of the few “sure bets” has SEEMED to be the “green tech / cleantech” – whatever you want to call it – sector.[br]
From Nobel Peace Prize to Irrelevance for Obama?
As the increasingly ludicrous health “care” “debate” grinds agonizingly along – “Senate Democrats said Wednesday they were not sure exactly what was in a deal the
‘Bribing’ Middlemen – Obama’s Biggest Mistake
We’ve previously noted, in much greater sorrow than anger, how President Obama has seemingly gone, in less than a year, from “The One” to “Who?” – so much so that some have started calling him “Mr. Irrelevant”.
Economic Collapse: US Economy Broken by Corrupt Political System
As the far-from-finished Dubai World drama makes clear yet again, economics and politics are two sides of the same coin – the rulers of oil-rich sister Emirate Abu Dhabi MAY help their debt-ridden brothers to the north, but if they do, they’re going to extract a stiffer price than they have
“The Panic Button’s Been Hit Again” – Dubai World Defaults on Debt
27 November 2009. Is this the trigger for the next round of the financial crisis?[br]
27 November 2009. Is this the trigger for the next round of the financial crisis?[br]
Are the Causes of Global Warming a Myth?
21 October 2009. Like me and four million others, you may have read the first ‘Freakonomics’ book and felt it was a refreshing new take full of contrarian insight. In the sequel, ‘SuperFreakonomics’, the authors have taken on global warming.
The Top 12 Sovereign Wealth Funds – And How They are Changing World Finance
19 October 2009. Although Sovereign Wealth Funds, or SWFs, still represent a small percentage of total world finance, with the Top 12 alone holding close to $3.2 trillion in assets they are big, and you can rest assured they plan on getting bigger.
Economic Leadership: From Pittsburgh to Copenhagen Via Two “Dissenting” Blue Bloods
25 September, 2009. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist. By the time Friday rolls around, there’s a natural tendency to want to chill out a bit, especially after the brutal week – nothing to do with my colleagues at Economy Watch, thankfully – I’ve experienced … but then you start to check websites, ideas start bouncing around and it becomes impossible not to start seeing new – and not especially happy – connections[br]
China/ Japan: China Overtakes Japan, But Real Lesson May Be For the US
5 October, 2009. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist.. A provocative piece in the New York Times weighs in on a common discussion topic in Asia: what does China’s “rise” mean for the future of not just Asia but the entire world? [br]
The take-off point is the fact that, much sooner than expected, it seems
