March 31, 2023

While the US grapples w/1st time a former US president has been indicted, it may be a good time to review all of the ...

Context for Trump’s Indictment & Risks

March 29, 2023

The United States has long been known for its rapidly growing population, with many economic and social opportunities stemming from this growth. However, recent ...

U.S. Population Dynamics: Simplest Solution is Politically Hardest

March 21, 2023

The population dynamics of China have been a topic of concern ever since the disastrous advent of 1-child policy. The country’s size and aging ...

Chinese Population Dynamics – Yuan Alone Won’t Solve It

March 12, 2023

Japan has long been known for its unique culture, cutting-edge technology, and thriving economy. However, behind these positive traits lies a looming crisis that ...

Japanese Population Dynamics – it’s worse than it looks

February 28, 2023

ChatGPT, Web 3.0 and VR are examples of the explosion of new technologies and how the digital revolution is transforming the business landscape. Five ...

How to See the Future

February 9, 2023

This research is first of a four part series on country demographics for the European Union, Japan, China and the United States. Please enjoy ...

Demographics as Destiny: EU’s future is gray

January 23, 2023

Key Takeaway: To a very real extent, this is the unwinding of the 1990s peace dividend when the Berlin Wall fell and the United ...

Defense Spending: an opportunity & a risk

December 22, 2022

IntroductionIt's no secret that the Earth is heating up, and if permanent, it has serious consequences. As global temperatures rise, the costs of adapting ...

Growth Opportunity: US Adaptation & Resilience to Climate Change

December 7, 2022

Before we do our deep dive, let’s simplify the overall environment for work from home (WFH) or work from anywhere (WFA), boiling it down ...

WFH: future path & impact

November 1, 2022

Climate change is considered by many to be the greatest challenge in modern history. As global temperatures increase, countries are faced with numerous natural ...

Carbon Markets Deep Dive: global structure & outlook

October 16, 2022

US voters will go to the polls in early November for the critical midterm elections that will determine the composition of the next US ...

US Midterm Elections: a bigger, longer impact than you know

September 22, 2022

Let’s start with the big picture on interest rates. 90 central banks around the world have raised interest rates. This week, Indonesia, Norway, Philippines, ...

Fed & Rates: Next Friday is the big day