Monthly Archives: July 2014

World Oil Production at 3/31/2014–Where are We Headed?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

The standard way to make forecasts of almost anything is to look at recent trends and assume that this trend will continue, at least for the next several years. With world oil production, the trend in oil production looks fairly … Continue reading →

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Debt: Eight Reasons This Time is Different

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

In today’s world, we have a huge amount of debt outstanding. Academic researchers Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff have become famous for their book This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly and their earlier paper This Time is Different: … Continue reading →

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