The End of Global Agriculture?

by Chris Black Russia is the world’s largest exporter of natural gas and nickel, the world’s second-largest exporter of oil and steel, and the third-largest exporter of coal and aluminium. We can live without these things, but make no mistake, …

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Russia Goes Full Soviet Mode on Foreign Companies

by Chris Black Under crippling economic sanctions, it looks like Russia is transitioning from globalism to autarky. Russia proposes nationalising foreign-owned factories that shut operations https://t.co/yulDCsyYi1 pic.twitter.com/9OZZUiOouW — Reuters (@Reuters) March 8, 2022

They Aren’t Even Trying Anymore…

by Chris Black Remember how this worm held up Covid relief for American families because giving you a measly $1200 was considered too costly? Remember how it was too expensive to build a wall on the southern border? Well, he’s …

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Boycotting Anything Russian

by Martin Armstrong   Stolichnaya vodka plans to rebrand their product to sound less Russian. This comes on the tail of restaurants, businesses, and bars refusing to sell any product with Russian branding, regardless of the origin. Stolichnaya, which will now …

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No One Could Have Predicted This

by Chris Black RUSSIA WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE… – 11% of global oil supply – 17% of global NatGas supply – 11% of global PM production – 11% of global Wheat production – 10% of global Ind Minerals production, including …

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Insane policy by Eric Adams…

.@NYCMayor said he wants all kids to be able to remove their masks in schools, but stressed that the city cannot be "reckless." https://t.co/bGBooGPQbb — Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) March 7, 2022

MBA Mortgage Purchase Applications Rise 11%, Refi Applications Rise 9% From Previous Week, But Refi Apps Still Down 50% From Same Week Last Year (10Y-2Y Treasury Curve Continues To Flatten)

by confoundedinterest17 The mayhem caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine is helping drive down interest rates … for the time being … and this is helping push down mortgage rates and increase mortgage applications. Mortgage applications increased 8.5 percent …

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