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protectionism

Canadian Sovereignty and the Security Perimeter

May 28, 2011

in Canadian, Obama, future, government, news and updates, oil, peak oil, politics, protectionism, resources, theories, world order

Any American who looks at Canada and sees a mere reflection of the U.S. (or who thinks they already “understand” Canada or know all they need to know about it) is not only predictably ignorant but just as predictably rude.  Apologies to the offended – please, do go on and prove that you are the [...]

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New Rare Earths ETF Capitalizes on China Hoard

October 28, 2010

in Asia, BRIC, China, ETF(s), bubble, commodities, exports, frontier markets, indexes, market reports, metals, mining, protectionism, rare metals

A new Rare Earths ETF is on the market today, to take advantage of the coming rare earths bubble as a result of China reducing its rare earth exports, and threatening to reduce rare earth exports, to Japan and other countries.
I’ve written about the top 40+ rare earths in another post, which I encourage you [...]

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The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money

January 25, 2010 · 5 comments

in Asia, China, G20, Latin America, US economy, capitalism, central banks, economics, economy, emerging markets, foreign investment, future, international economy, politics, preparedness, protectionism, reviews, wealth transfer, world order

As soon as I saw this title on the bookshelf, it caught my eye.  Since I’ve been trying to curb my spending, I just skimmed it and put it back.  Well, I returned a week later and decided to buy it after skimming it again.
I’m not finished with the book yet (although it’s just a [...]

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Out of A Job Yet? Just Buy American!

February 3, 2009

in Obama, US economy, protectionism, stimulus plan

The so-called “Buy American” clauses in U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill package may initially sound like a good idea given all the recent layoffs and newly unemployed workers, but it recalls that ugly bumper sticker that I love to hate and tend to snicker at those driving the cars on which it is [...]

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