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Submitted by Peter Tertzakian via OilPrice.com,

There’s less than two weeks left before the 2016 calendar gets tossed. So for the pundit community it’s time to publish the obligatory list of, “What to Watch For in in the New Year”.

It’s pointless to list the obvious. For oil and gas, pundits know that things like OPEC compliance, U.S. rig counts, pipeline angst, and Chinese consumption are on a long list of standard items that are obligatory to parse from our cluttered news feeds.

Submitted by Jayant Bhandari via Acting-Man.com,

India’s Currency Ban, Part VII

This article continues right where Part VI left off (for earlier updates on the demonetization saga see Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, Part-IV, and Part-V).

Submitted by Jayant Bhandari via Acting-Man.com,

India’s Currency Ban – Part VI

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced on 8th November 2016 that Rs 500 (~$7.50) and Rs 1,000 (~$15) banknotes would no longer be legal tender. Linked are Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, Part-IV, and Part-V, which provide updates on the demonetization saga and how Modi is acting as a catalyst to hasten the rapid degradation of India and what remains of its institutions.

By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.at

This article is a follow on from two previous articles discussing the eurodollar system. Part one can be found here, and the following one here.

Submitted by Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk via Bawerk.net,

A new world order is coming of age and the transition is painful to accept for a Western middle class with a deep-seated sense of entitlement.