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Tag Archives: GDP growth
Why oil prices can’t rise very high, for very long
Oil prices are now as high as they have been for three years. At this writing, Brent is $74.14 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate is at $68.76. These prices aren’t really very high, if a person looks at the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged economic growth, GDP growth, high oil prices, oil prices
1,703 Comments
What has gone wrong with oil prices, debt, and GDP growth?
Our economy is a mystery to almost everyone, including economists. Let me explain the way I see the situation: (1) The big thing that pulls the economy forward is the time-shifting nature of debt and debt-like instruments. If we want … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Debt, economic growth, GDP growth, low oil prices, oil prices
1,637 Comments
Why energy prices are ultimately headed lower; what the IMF missed
We have been hearing a great deal about IMF concerns recently, after the release of its October 2016 World Economic Outlook and its Annual Meeting October 7-9. The concerns mentioned include the following: Too much growth in debt, with China particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged economic growth, energy prices, GDP growth, oil prices
1,582 Comments
How our energy problem leads to a debt collapse problem
Usually, we don’t stop to think about how the whole economy works together. A major reason is that we have been lacking data to see long-term relationships. In this post, I show some longer-term time series relating to energy growth, … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged commodity prices, Debt, debt bubble, demand growth, economic growth, GDP growth, oil prices
1,447 Comments
Why We Have an Oversupply of Almost Everything (Oil, labor, capital, etc.)
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article called, Glut of Capital and Labor Challenge Policy Makers: Global oversupply extends beyond commodities, elevating deflation risk. To me, this is a very serious issue, quite likely signaling that we are reaching … Continue reading
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Tagged energy consumption, GDP growth, limits to growth, peak oil, recession, wage growth
1,002 Comments
