financial

Damascus-Gaziantep Road … Restoring Relations or Economic Interests?

It is incorrect to say that oil is an unimportant reason to wage war - It may not be the only reason, but, it is an extremely important reason  for understanding why wars are fought.  Controlling access or denying access to oil is something that's been discussed at the blog. There is a vicious circle of needing oil to wage war- waging war to access oil. While all  along the way- profits are made. And most pathetically a free pass is given by the AGW cult to the war machine every single day-

Big financial news out of Caracas this week, as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announce an agreement between their two countries to start a bi-national bank. The newly created bank will “fund technological and industrial initiatives” and will launch with 20 million Venezuelan Petros, teleSUR reports.

Behind every US and UK geopolitical spat or wrangling, you will find money, lots of it. The difference between war and peace is measured in dollars…

RT
The Central Bank of Russia keeps all its bullion at home, since only in Russia can its gold be completely safe, according to Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

Cointelegraph
Spring’s chorus of bullish predictions for Bitcoin appears to be having some corroboration from recent markets, as Bloomberg reports on Bitcoin’s 4 percent gain today, April 20, putting the coin on track for its first back-to-back week of gains this year.

By Keith Kohl 
Whenever I get into a row with a reader over the future of fossil fuels, there’s always one quote that immediately springs to mind.
It was from Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the first Prime Minister of the UAE.
Not ringing a bell? Don’t worry, I have a feeling you’ve heard it before.

P.D. Lawton
21st Century Wire
Whose economic ideas are obsolete and whose corruption are we talking about?

21st Century Wire says…
Is this the future of healthcare in America?
You can bet data mining and ‘giving up privacy for lower costs’ will be central tenets of this new technocratic healthcare venture. The key figure heads in this deal are none other than Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and of course, the Amazon Washington Post’s Jeff Bezos.

With Davos now on ice until next year, China’s vision for the future marches on.
 
Adam Garrie
Eurasia Future