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BWorld 471, The US and world economy these past four years
* My article in BusinessWorld, January 19, 2021.On Jan. 20, outgoing US President Donald J. Trump will leave office and new US President Joe R. Biden will be inaugurated. We can review the US economic...
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Agri Econ 32, High global prices of corn, soybeans and wheat
See this, data today as of 6pm Philippine time, from https://tradingeconomics.com/commodities.The reason -- low supply.HIGHEST CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES SINCE COMMODITY BOOM, SAYS USDA By Chuck Abbott...
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Energy 138, China coal and Europe near blackout
Some interesting news reports here. Forcing more intermittent, weather-dependent RE like wind-solar into the grid is courting more expensive energy and possible econ catastrophy, case of...
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BWorld 472, Subsidies and energy policies under Biden
* My column in BusinessWorld, January 26, 2021.There are many interesting energy stories recently. Below are some reports published by BusinessWorld in the past two weeks:1. “Luzon power projects with...
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Mining 59, High world prices of silver, gold, copper, rhodium, iron ore, nickel
I'm curious why these six commodities, metal products, have fast rising prices. Data as of today, around 3:30pm Manila time.Why the price spikes? I checked some reports.Silver:...
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Climate 95, Extended La Nina, sea ice, and carbon tax
Look, current La Nina seems to be inspired by the current indefinite lockdowns around the world. So La Nina is also moving towards indefinite cooling. US NOAA projections as of yesterday from 40 models...
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BWorld 473, Growth, vaccine, ‘Cha-cha,’ and DND drama in UP
* My article in BusinessWorld, February 2, 2021.This piece will cover four different topics, so I will go straight to the data.1. DEEP GDP CONTRACTIONThe Philippines in 2020 was Asia’s worst performing...
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Covid 23, Lockdown and travel restriction story, Manila to Mindoro
I am reposting with permission this fb post of a friend, Dr. Tomas “Butch” Africa, former NSO Director (ie, National Statistician). Photos of Puerto Galera below, first one from Butch, he took those...
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China Watch 41, Trump vs Biden policies on China
As regular readers of this blog may have noticed, I am no fan of the China communist government. Being a one-party dictatorship, it has a long record or list of bullying not only its own citizens but...
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Energy 139, Immediate impact of Biden policies vs fracking, killing Keystone...
See world oil prices rising fast as soon as it is clear that Biden will indeed cancel or kill fracking in federal lands, meaning drastic cut in US oil-gas output. Russia main exports (about 50% of...
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Covid 24, Lockdown damages in the Philippines
Some recent reports on the econ damages of strict indefinite lockdown in the Philippines.Economic recovery in Philippines hinges on kids leaving lockdown January 26,...
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BWorld 474, No to indefinite electricity subsidies
* My column in BusinessWorld, February 9, 2021.The issues of no disconnection for months, and electricity subsidy for the “lifeline” consumers extended for another 30 years until 2051, have elicited...
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Climate 96, Anthropocene line of Sir Noel de Dios
My former teacher at the UP School of Economics (UPSE), among my favorite and respected teachers in UP Diliman, Dr. Emmanuel "Noel" de Dios, wrote a paper "Anthropocene",...
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The Constitution and FDIs
A good paper by my other former teacher at UP School of Economics (UPSE), also former Dean of the School and a National Scientist, Dr. Raul Fabella,On the proposed lifting of the constitutional foreign...
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Energy 140, Texas blackouts, wind turbines frozen
Some reports here of terrible blackouts for days in Texas and other states in the US during the heavy winter storm this week. -----------"Power Bills To The Moon": Chaos, Shock As Electricity Prices...
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China Watch 42, ASEAN leaders' view of China and US
A good column today by a friend, Dr. Mangahas of SWS,A survey of Asean thought-leaders By: Mahar Mangahas / 05:05 AM February 20, 2021...
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Climate 97, Econ and infra implications of a cooling planet
It's late February already and still raining here in our part of the tropics, thank you La Nina and continued cooling. On normal season in Luzon area, rainy season is June to October, occasional rains...
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BWorld 475, Mobility control, growth control, price control
* My article in BusinessWorld, February 16, 2021.The government imposed a strict lockdown over Metro Manila and other provinces on March 16, 2020. It was supposed to be for two weeks only to “flatten...
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UPSEAA Lecture 9, Andrew Masigan on PH and VN
A good lecture this afternoon by my friend and fellow BusinessWorld columnist, Andrew Masigan.Andrew and I would occasionally exchange notes on some economic issues. We would be guests together in some...
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BWorld 476, Energy Trilemma and high mandatory RE
* My column in BusinessWorld, February 23, 2021.As usual, there are many interesting stories weekly in the Philippines energy sector but these three recent reports in BusinessWorldare of particular...
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