Corruption Exceeds Foreign Aid

Thanks partly to the Panama Papers, it has now been possible to quantify and compare the impact of corruption in Continue reading →

Panama Papers Expose

Illegal hidden wealth has been revealed. The existence of tax havens is nothing new, and it is generally accepted that Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2016

The net worth of the twenty richest dropped from $899B to $827B because of the drop in oil and commodity Continue reading →

Too Many Ships

One way to track the world economy is to watch what happens with transportation. The price to ship stuff is Continue reading →

Botched Bank Hack

Banks are being hacked and losing hundreds of millions of dollars. One bank hack is making news because, ha ha, Continue reading →

Cryptocurrency For Central Banks

Central banks are considering adopting cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was developed to be the anti-thesis of a currency under centralized control, but Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2016

Pardon the belated post. Peak wind production can beat peak nuclear production 432Gw to 383Gw. Global trade dropped 22% in Continue reading →

Japan Upgrades Bitcoin

Japan already considers Bitcoin to be a commodity, effectively making it a legal rather than an illegal asset. Japan is Continue reading →