Can you believe this?
Apparently, occasion makes the thief. We sort of understand. History is full of examples. Relatively normal home makers became Nazi executioners almost overnight. Dutch descendants (a nation formerly known for […]
Very sensible stuff from Barron’s
How to get credit flowing again? Well, the following article from Barrons provides a couple of sensible steps.
China to the rescue?
The role of China in the international economy is very interesting. It’s economy is way more open than would be considered normal for the size of its economy, so the […]
Coal Seam Gas doesn’t seem so hot anymore
Coal Seam Gas (CSG) has always been something of a nuisance, as it made the winning of coal more risky (because of dangers of explosions). However, when energy prices were […]
New regulation will be under way
It’s not the main focus right now, as in the present climate, the risk of institutions not taking any risk (by lending out, that is) is far greater than the […]
Solars getting slammed
A year long we had to witness the farce of the US tax incentives extensions (which are set to expire at the end of the year) not making it numerous […]
How regulation can make a difference
Here is a good example of some of the things we have been stressing. Our thesis is that market fundamentalism went too far in the US, leading to underregulated or […]
Ever wondered why the dollar is making a comeback?
The US is in the midst of a financial crisis of epic proportions. The patient is on intensive care and it has just been administred a medicine that not all […]
De-leverage
That’s basically the name of the game for the last couple of months. It has something of a vicious cycle in it as well, as overly extended institutions sell because […]
LNG Market set to grow
Plus, some more options for “stranded gas.” Capacity to handle LNG, that is, regassify it is growing much faster than the facilities to turn it into liquid gas (which reduces […]