Sunday Citizens Caned

By Paul Sankey Published on October 13, 2024 at 1:53 PM

Greetings, Columbus Day tomorrow, market holiday in USA – boooo from London. But in the personal section of this note I wonder if it is time for my US citizenship. It will be too late for me to vote in November, but what a thriller this US election is proving to be. “Joe Biden deliberately sabotaging Kamala’s campaign” is one headline here in London – what does that mean for Israel going after Iran energy …

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Sunday Sticker Shocks and Straws

By Paul Sankey Published on August 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Hello, The last week of Summer 2024 is upon us. Welcome to the first week of 2024/5! Source: Bloomberg, Sankey Research Good luck to you & yours, may it be a great year. ~ Briefly noted: still no Prime Minister appointed in France, which is causing a continuing political crisis there. And next thing you know the founder of Telegram is arrested this weekend at Le Bourget, Paris’s private airport. Telegram, and that story, are …

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DNC vs IRA – Political Jokes Aside

By Paul Sankey Published on August 20, 2024 at 11:49 AM

With the Democratic National Committee in full swing, CNBC today highlights a study by The Rhodium Group/MIT on the impact of the irritatingly-named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It deserves a way more accurate name, but IRA it is. This is the Clean Energy Subsidy Act, inflation reduction it surely is not. However, it is having a massive impact. All quotes are directly from Clean Investment Monitor: Tallying the Two-Year Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act …

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