Well, it's official: "Japan Inc." is now "Bank of Japan Inc." Oh, OK, not officially official, but just about. As the Nikkei Asian Review reports, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is now a top-10 shareholder in a whopping 40% of the listed companies in the country. That's...
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India and China Announce The “Oil Buyers Club”
by Corbett | Jun 16, 2018 | Newsletter
I've been looking at some of the globalist summits around the world lately, but here's one that slipped under the radar: the International Energy Forum. The IEF's 16th bienniel energy ministers meeting took place in New Delhi this past April and brought together 50 of...
Defusing China’s “Nuclear Option” Myth
by Corbett | Apr 8, 2018 | Newsletter
Tariffs, counter-tariffs and headlines about trade wars are flowing like wine as the long-anticipated Trump campaign against China is finally shaping up. Given that futures are tumbling, the US trade deficit has just hit a decade low, and, oh yeah, we haven't seen...
The Petroyuan Was Born This Week. Here’s What It Means.
by Corbett | Mar 31, 2018 | Newsletter
It has been promised for 25 years. Its coming has been heralded as a world-changing event. It has launched a thousand headlines in the last few months. And it happened this week. But if you blinked you would have missed it. What am I talking about? Why, the launch of...
Interview 1326 – James Corbett Breaks Down the Middle East
by Corbett | Nov 23, 2017 | Interviews
So what was the Saudi purge about, exactly? And what does Yemen have to do with this? And how about the South Pars oilfield? And what does all of that have to do with the price of tea in China? Confused? Well, you're not the only one. Join James and Ernest Hancock on...
Episode 323 – The Saudi Purge is a Global Crisis
by Corbett | Nov 18, 2017 | Podcasts
The House of Saud is in crisis as MBS consolidates his hold on the kingdom and prepares to transform Saudi Arabia in his image. But what is behind the purge, and how does it relate to the future of the world monetary system. Join James for a classic Corbett Report...
5 Things You Need to Know About the Saudi Purge
by Corbett | Nov 12, 2017 | Newsletter
Saudi Arabia, May 2017. A private yacht sails into the port at Jeddah under heavy guard. The yacht's identity is hidden even from the port authorities. Only a handful of people are allowed near it. They deliver several boxes on board and the yacht sails away. The...
Interview 1319 – James Corbett on the Rise of the Petroyuan
by Corbett | Nov 9, 2017 | Interviews
James Corbett appears twice a month on HoweStreet.com Radio to discuss economics, finance and geopolitics. This time, they talk about China's state-owned oil companies make a bid for a stake in Saudi Aramco. Is this the end of the petrodollar and the rise of the...