Central Banks – Ah Aaaaahhh! – Saviours of the Universe?
byCopryright: Universal Pictures Freight rates have fallen below 2008 levels With the oil price below $30 many US producers are unprofitable The Fed has…
Interview with Dr Emma Dawnay on the Swiss referendum on monetary reform
byThe following questions have been answered by Dr Emma Dawnay, on behalf of Monetäre Modernisierung, the organisation bringing the Swiss Sovereign Money Initiative (or…
Zero Hedge: This Could Be A Problem: China’s Debt-To-GDP Rises To A Gargantuan 346%
bySource: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-28/could-be-problem-chinas-debt-gdp-rises-gargantuan-346 In early 2015, after years of China’s massive debt pile being roundly ignored by most so-called experts (despite being profiled here many years…
Oil a load of nonsense
by“The media select, they interpret, they emotionalize and they create facts.. The media not only reduce reality by lowering information density. They focus reality…
Mises.org: Brazil’s Easy-Money Problem
byBy Lucas Vaz, source: https://mises.org/library/brazils-easy-money-problem Brazil is undergoing what is considered its worst economic crisis in seventy years, and there is usually no agreement when…
Emerging Markets Fear Yellen, But Need To Keep Their Eye On Draghi
byMr. Steil is director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Smith is an analyst at the Council. President of the European…
Out of the mouths of babes….
byParents will tell you the most difficult questions to answer sometimes come from their children. Here are some apparently innocent questions to ask of…
The Bull Market in Stocks May Be Done
byIt has come to my attention that, perhaps, the great stock bull market is done. To most people, a bull market is good, and…
David Stockman: The Warmongers’ Brawl——How The GOP Is Deserting Free Markets, Sound Money And Fiscal Rectitude
bySource: http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/the-warmongers-brawl-how-the-gop-is-deserting-free-markets-sound-money-and-fiscal-rectitude/ According to Dante’s Divine Comedy the inscription on the gates to hell says, “Abandon hope all ye who enter here”. That phrase should…
Bear necessities
by“At first sign of crisis, the ignorant don’t panic because they don’t know what’s going on. Then later they panic precisely because they don’t…