I previously posted two blogs that outlined the impact on the world’s economy of possible shortages of neon, wheat, corn, and barley due to the war in Ukraine. Well, the following chart, which was produced by KKR, shows that the interconnections are much...
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In Mid-March, I posted Everything is Connected which focused on the fact that Ukraine produces one-half of the world’s neon supply which is a vital component in the production of computer chips. Should production of neon be interrupted by a prolonged conflict, the...
Despite global supply chain problems that have caused periodic product shortages and contributed to a surge in inflation, most of us do not really understand the extent to which the world is connected. Do you know that an iPhone contains more than 1,600...
Russia’s military build-up in Belarus, Russia and Russian-controlled Crimea turned into an offensive against Ukraine early this morning. Financial markets have reacted negatively to these actions, indicating that investors had previously hoped diplomacy and compromise would deter this action. At the start of...