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Banks Are Eating More Risk, Again
Banks are again bundling risk and selling it off. And, again, exposing themselves to risk.
Jul 10, 20243 min read

WTF: European Snap Elections
What's with all those snap European elections. The 4717 explains.
Jun 12, 20243 min read


An Expensive Waste of Time
Attempts at diplomacy with Beijing are becoming an expensive waste of time.
May 30, 20245 min read

How To Wreck an Middle Class
Xi sees the middle class as a threat. They won't go quietly.
May 30, 20244 min read


Drooping Tiger, Wheezing Dragon
Beijing's heavy hand on the markets is threatening to crash the entire system.
May 30, 20246 min read

Containing China
Containing China will be impossible alone. But we may not even need to...
May 29, 20244 min read


WTF? Moscow's "Space Weapon"
Why is a Russian space weapon shadowing a US satellite?
May 23, 20242 min read


Hard landing for Iran's President
The death of Iran's president is going to trigger an internal blood bath in Tehran.
May 21, 20243 min read


No Gold?... No Rush
The US dollar will remain the world's reserve currency, for one simple reason.
May 14, 20244 min read
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