roubini has become a daily staple; i am still grappling with the broad macro concepts discussed in most of its articles.i am forcing myself to learn to see things outside the box. gradually, cna becomes less exciting.
i read about china-japan-us relationship and the recent sensationalised spat at diaoyutai. what does US stand to gain from this strained relationship between china and japan? what is holding things in place and helping keep peace?
then we look at interest rates. why keep it low? why raise it high? is US doing the right thing to keep it depressed longer? would that help with its economy recovery? what are the things impacted when interest rates are raised or lowered?
it covers emerging economies in the northern and southern america, which i have not got around reading those yet. i have too much to digest in a short time.
somehow the reality of the world out there makes me feel minute.
how are all these changes in global market forces affecting us? are we seeing them evidently in our daily lives? which direction is the tide turning towards? do you think we will be facing a third depression as krugman says?
for me these questions are thought provoking and things i have not stopped to bother much. i am probably more preoccupied with the little things in life- what to eat, when to sleep and how much to run.
the more i read, the lesser i feel i know. it's like when we start to step backwards, the bigger picture we see and the smaller that initial piece of picture seems on the atlas with everything else. i am taking baby steps backwards now =)
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