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World GDP in current US dollars seems to have peaked; this is a problem

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

World GDP in current US dollars is in some sense the simplest world GDP calculation that a person might make. It is calculated by taking the GDP for each year for each country in the local currency (for example, yen) … Continue reading →

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Falling Interest Rates Have Postponed “Peak Oil”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Falling interest rates have huge power. My background is as an actuary, so I am very much aware of the great power of interest rates. But a lot of people are not aware of this power, including, I suspect, some … Continue reading →

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Debt: The Key Factor Connecting Energy and the Economy

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

There are many who believe that the use of energy is critical to the growth of the economy. In fact, I am among these people. The thing that is not as apparent is that growth in energy consumption is dependent … Continue reading →

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Nine Reasons Why Low Oil Prices May “Morph” Into Something Much Worse

Posted on July 22, 2015 by

Why are commodity prices, including oil prices, lagging? Ultimately, the question comes back to, “Why isn’t the world economy making very many of the end products that use these commodities?” If workers were getting rich enough to buy new homes and … Continue reading →

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Oil and the Economy: Where are We Headed in 2015-16?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by

The price of oil is down. How should we expect the economy to perform in 2015 and 2016? Newspapers in the United States seem to emphasize the positive aspects of the drop in prices. I have written Ten Reasons Why High … Continue reading →

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