An odd, non-linear game
“Sir, John Authers, in Loser’s Game (The Big Read, December 22), could have delved deeply into the flaws in the asset management business as…
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Canary in the coal-mine – Emerging market contagion
Emerging market currencies, bonds and stocks have weakened Fears about the impact of US tariffs have been felt here most clearly The risk…
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IFT and Cobden Centre Video Series: Free Trade and Public Health
Will Blockchain Free Us from Wall Street?
The long march of the bezzle
“China’s HNA Group said on Wednesday that Wang Jian, 57, the group’s chairman and co-founder, accidentally fell and died from his injuries during a…
Read MoreChina’s Currency Manipulation Harms China — Not Its Trading Partners
Americans are being told that China’s currency manipulations are causing harm to its trading partners, America being the main victim. Nothing could be further…
Read MoreTariff Wars and the Fallacy of the Balance of Trade
The world may be on the brink of a series of trade wars between the United States and both the European Union and China….
Read MoreWhy gold standard is not conducive of boom-bust cycles?
According to some commentators on the gold standard, an increase in the supply of gold generates similar distortions that money out of “thin…
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IFT and Cobden Centre Video Series: New Zealand Lamb
We are working with Dan Hannan MEP’s think tank IFT to explain free trade to a wider audience. One of the questions I frequently…
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Irrational Beliefs Are Ruling Markets
To understand the consequences of the credit cycle, we must dismiss pure opinion, and examine the evidence rationally. This article assesses the fate of…
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