Category Archives: Energy markets

The Increasing Financialization of Germany

The FIRE sector capitalizes on Germany’s industrial decline as government diverts money from social programs to military.

Happy Talk About US Slowdown a Recession Warning as China Growth Also Weakening

Recession complacency means things are wobblier than they seem.

No Energy Transition Unless Tech Can Make It Cost Competitive: BlackRock

What happens to countries and populations that can’t afford higher cost green energy?

US Tries to Play Hardball with India

The neocons go to their usual playbook. Meanwhile, India expands trade routes with Russia and looks for a way forward with Beijing.

Kick Start or Kick Over — Can The US Defeat Russia in the Lithium Battery War?

Russia’s substantial lithium reserves and very competitive production costs imply that Russia will soon become a critically important source.

$100 Oil Is Bad For The Economy (And For OPEC+)

$100 a barrel oil does not bode well for the economy in the US and even more so around the world. What might the political fallout be?

Fracking Fallout: Is America’s Drinking Water Safe?

After many years, concerns about the impact of fracking on aquifers are finally going mainstream.

Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources

Demand for materials like lithium that are essential to many so-called “green energy” technologies are setting up conflicts, including war.

The Rise of Alternative for Germany: Who Are Its Supporters and Examining the Fascism Question

Has a chunk of the German electorate suddenly discovered their inner fascist?

The War in Ukraine Helps Advance the Great EU Neoliberal Project

Movers and shakers cash in while workers are disciplined and the welfare state is cut.

Cost Of Living Crisis Threatens EU Energy Transition

Worries that EU voters will reject the climate change diet, at least partly due to failure to impose sacrifices on the rich, who are carbon pigs

The South China Sea’s Resource Wars

Taiwan is only a part of the ongoing conflict between Chana and America plus its Asian allies.

At What Level Will Saudi Arabia And Russia Stop Pushing Oil Prices Higher?

Russia and Saudi Arabia seem finally to have gotten the oil price increases they wanted. How much higher might they go?

BMW: Gasoline Car Ban Poses “Imminent Risk” To European Automakers

BMW warns that the 2035 EU mandate to end sales of new fossil fuel vehicles will be a mass death event for most EU car makers

Who’s Afraid of an Alternative for Germany?

Examining the rise of the AfD, its proposed policies, and why it scares the establishment in Berlin and Washington.