Mike Norman Economics

This is just Germany… Once the west gets enough material tonnage in there it’s going to be over… WW2 redux… bullish western arms industry… then there’s going to be the provisioning of the new iron curtain around Russia…  if Putin survives this we’ll probably have a $1T Defense appropriation next year… potential goldmine somewhat already is…The planned shipments are massive. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the government’s list of weapons includes “about 200 products.” These included...

Dances with BearsHOW TO READ THE WAR IN REVERSE WITHOUT OUTSMARTING YOURSELF (nails it)John Helmerhttp://johnhelmer.net/how-to-read-the-war-in-reverse-without-outsmarting-yourself/The Vineyard of the SakerDay 39 of the Russian SMO – a few developmentsThe Sakerhttp://thesaker.is/day-39-of-the-russian-smo-a-few-developments/Reminiscence of the FutureFor "Financists".Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval...

A big name Wall Street analyst says it is. I have my doubts.

[embedded content]Interview with Scott Ritter about what happened in Bucha (RT) (video 5.36)

A Son of the New American RevolutionBucha Massacre? A Ukrainian False FlagLarry C. Johnson | CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money laundering, formerly Deputy Director in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism (1989-1993, and CIA operations (1984-1989)https://sonar21.com/bucha-massacre-a-ukrainian-false-flag/Gilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairsThe...

At the end of March we finally got the details of how Russia will require foreign buyers of gas to make payment.The process is relatively straightforward. For EU buyers, contracts will remain in force at the price stated in EUR. The change is the account Gazprom will require payment into at Gazprombank, from one denominated in EUR to one denominated in RUB.In addition banks making payments on behalf of gas buyers will not be able to pay into Gazprom’s RUB account directly. Instead they will...

State of Play. Mopping up Mariupol. Regrouping from Kiev. All Eyes on Donbass.The Vineyard of the SakerSitrep: Operation ZNightvisionhttp://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-4/India PunchlineDonbass still remains key battleground M. K. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassadorhttps://www.indianpunchline.com/donbass-still-remains-key-battleground/The Dreizin ReportThis month will decide world politics for next 30+...

[embedded content]Is Russia Losing the War in Ukraine? (1.35.55)Richard Medhurst interviews Scott Ritterhttps://youtu.be/BZ32cntgP_8

[embedded content]April 3 Sitrep, Sort of.Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. Martyanov was born in Baku, USSR in 1963. He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the Caucasus which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In mid-1990s he moved to the United States where he currently works as Laboratory...

Last Friday (April 1, 2022), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest labour market data – Employment Situation Summary – March 2022 – which reported a total payroll employment rise of only 431,000 jobs. Fortunately, employment growth was strong enough to drive the unemployment rate down by 0.2 points to 3.6 per cent. But there is still room for the unemployment rate to fall even further. The US labour market is still 1,579 thousand jobs short from where it was at the...