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Re:How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013) by bostik on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @01:11AM (#16471429)
You may be right but without context or the background for your educated guess that comes off as a snarky flip.

I would personally add Russia to the mix. The reason is simple: both China and Russia are sources of capital flux, where those with means are funneling funds outside their respective countries.

Because there are, or have been, capital controls in place, those who move money out of their countries are willing to pay a premium for it. Funnily enough, there is a name for the phenomenon where actors with money are willing to pay exorbitant transaction costs in order to move funds from one jurisdictional domain to another.

Re:How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013) by narrator on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @03:25AM (#16471896)
Russia's economy is not that big. About as large as Italy. I seriously doubt they are fueling much except a few oligarchs buying very expensive homes here and there.
Re:How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013) by wsinks on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @01:38AM (#16471508)
There's some sort of wit in that last comment, but it's late and I didn't get it. Capital flight?
Re:How I Used Eve Online to Predict the Great Recession (2013) by ves on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @03:09AM (#16471840)
I’m going to guess that it starts with an “m” and ends with an “oney laundering”