tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post38393764549738018..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: Oil PricesStuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-9229243393125305122012-01-13T14:35:00.685-08:002012-01-13T14:35:00.685-08:00Axelander Ac > When will the situation "ge...Axelander Ac > When will the situation "get better"?<br /><br />--<br /><br />You mean, return to the 1980-90s of cheap gas, growing private sector credit and low commodity prices?<br /><br />If financial history is any guide, maybe another decade and a half.<br /><br />If peak oil is true and we dont transition to an alternative in a reasonable fashion (which we dont seem to be doing, or even contemplating); maybe not until the US experiences a drastic standard of living decline like the Soviets experienced (except worse), and even then, only in the rest of the world, assuming they still exist and are not ravaged by the effects of climate change and water issues.bordoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691227782664341810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-38262054350283129472012-01-12T03:10:30.529-08:002012-01-12T03:10:30.529-08:00When will the situation "get better"?When will the situation "get better"?Alexander Achttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845172528191878930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-58444833749921477692012-01-11T13:04:01.043-08:002012-01-11T13:04:01.043-08:00Meanwhile Americans still buy SUVs and have their ...Meanwhile Americans still buy SUVs and have their almost zero gas tax.<br />(and would like you to believe their financial system is sound or something ..)<br /><br />Not to mention Exxon moving on Kurdish oil.<br /><br />How about a little clownish "singularity theory" Stuart ?<br />The techno messiah religion is over or what ?yvesThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431704289577407263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-59564847049017392762012-01-11T11:48:11.670-08:002012-01-11T11:48:11.670-08:00Considering Europe is a big oil importer, if "...Considering Europe is a big oil importer, if "saving the banks" has a side effect of keeping oil demand higher than otherwise, saving the banks also has the side effect of, in a slow economy, sending what money there is, to the Middle East.<br /><br />Way to go, ECB!Stukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729167033124570823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-5482993009829878802012-01-11T09:53:52.102-08:002012-01-11T09:53:52.102-08:00Curious as to your thoughts about North American N...Curious as to your thoughts about North American Natural Gas.<br /><br />Particularly with regards to oil sands operating margins.<br /><br />Any thoughts/analysis would be appreciated.bordoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691227782664341810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-48648886820423342152012-01-11T06:35:10.909-08:002012-01-11T06:35:10.909-08:00Stuart
60 Minutes had a profile of Cristine Lagar...Stuart<br /><br />60 Minutes had a profile of Cristine Lagarde a month ago. It's worth watching, and left me with the feeling that she had the mental horsepower, chops, and balls to pull out all the stops, with the goal of extending and strengthening extend-and-pretend. She didn't say this, but you got the impression that she wasn't going to let the Euro sink on her watch.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257268717607114462noreply@blogger.com