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Running On Empty
The opening bombardment of Operation Epic Fury on February 28 succeeded in taking out the heart of the Iranian regime. But it also triggered extreme geopolitical instability in the Middle East and severed the aorta of the global economy. Continue reading
Posted in Economy, MN Gordon
Tagged crude oil, fertilizer, food crisis, petrochemicals, strait of hormuz
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How to Reconcile Numbers that Don’t Pencil Out
The means and methods for reconciling numbers that don’t pencil out are extremely disagreeable. Some of the rising input costs can be passed on to consumers. Some can also be absorbed through lower profit margins. But there are natural limits to what price increases can be absorbed and passed along. When the numbers don’t pencil out, they don’t pencil out. Continue reading
Posted in Economy, MN Gordon
Tagged agriculture, diminishing returns, farming, federal reserve, fertilizer
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