Tag Archives: fiscal crisis

Are Russians As Rich As Czechs?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by AK

In terms of new cars, they now are. According to 2011 statistics, Russians bought 17.6 new automobiles per 1000 people. This indicator is still quite a bit below most of Western Europe, such as Germany’s 38.5, France’s 33.4, Britain’s 31.9, … Continue reading →

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New Year Special: 2012 Predictions

Posted on January 3, 2012 by AK

It’s been a great year! To recap, in rough chronological order, 2011 saw: The most popular post (with 562 comments and counting; granted, most of them consisting of Indians and Pakistanis flaming each other); Visualizing the Kremlin Clans (joint project … Continue reading →

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The Race To Collapse

Posted on November 25, 2011 by AK

As readers of this blog know, I have long regarded the return of economic crisis as an inevitability (because the core energy and no-growth predicament facing the Western world wasn’t solved in 2008-9 but merely kicked further down the road by … Continue reading →

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Why Obama Will Almost Certainly Lose

Posted on October 7, 2011 by AK

And ironically, despite my blog’s focus, to date my US predictions have been more accurate than my Russian ones. Obama to become President? Check. Republicans to win 2010 mid-terms? Check. The emergence of “a new party, a new politics”, with “the … Continue reading →

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In Which I Opine On Various Matters Of Great Importance

Posted on August 19, 2011 by AK

A collection of news stories and my take on them from the past month or so. 1. Bribes are growing quickly in Russia. Their average sizes, that is. It was reported by the MVD that they increased by 5x from … Continue reading →

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OPEN DISCUSSION: The US Debt Crisis

Posted on July 30, 2011 by AK

As with the previous such post, this thread will primarily serve as a meeting ground where S/O readers can discuss the impending US fiscal crisis. As usual, I try to provide some context and avenues for discussion: 1. On August … Continue reading →

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OPEN DISCUSSION: Russia’s Economy In The Next Global Crisis

Posted on July 16, 2011 by AK

The response to the last global crisis only consisted of kicking the can further down the road, and the chickens are showing signs of coming home to roost. Of particular note: (1) the recent upwards spike on bond yields for … Continue reading →

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New Year Special, Part 2: 2011 Predictions

Posted on January 3, 2011 by AK

Carrying on from yesterday’s 2010 in Review, I’ll now lay out my predictions for this year and see how well last year’s stacked up to reality. (1) Last year, I wrote: “World economy continues an anemic recovery, though there are … Continue reading →

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Sublime News #4

Posted on March 13, 2010 by AK

1. As you may have noticed, I’ve radically simplified the website. I regret having to remove the Twitter integration and coolest navigation features. Nonetheless, it was unavoidable. The website loaded far too slowly most of the time, and when I … Continue reading →

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