All out of bubblegum
by“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubblegum.” – ‘Nada’ (Roddy Piper) in the film ‘They…
Ryan Streeter: Uber is just the tip of the iceberg
byUber’s battle with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, which culminated this week in a temporary truce while the city “studies” Uber, shines…
China’s 1929 moment
byAnyone with a nose for markets will tell you that the Chinese government’s attempt to rescue the country’s stock markets from collapse is far…
Open Letter to Alexis Tsipras
byDear Prime Minister Tsipras, First, congratulations for mustering the popular support to say “no” to the troika. The euro has long offered Greece a…
On To Immense Prosperity: The Brady-Cornyn Monetary Commission Proposes To Lead The Fed Out Of Uncharted Territory
byWe pixel-stained wretches of the Mass Media lately have been busy as ever transfixing you with spectacles. Meanwhile, something really important — softly outside…
Goldhead revisited
byThe following article first appeared in the print edition of The Spectator magazine, dated 4 May 2013. Few assets are more misunderstood than gold….
Laying the Foundations
byAs the Yellen Fed inches painfully towards taking its first ‘data-dependent’ steps to raise rates (albeit with the promise that such a process will…
Central Banks and Our Dysfunctional Gold Markets
byArticle by Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna. Source: https://mises.org/library/central-banks-and-our-dysfunctional-gold-markets Many investors still view gold as a safe-haven investment, but there remains much confusion regarding the extent to…
Zero Hedge: It’s Not Just Margin Debt: Presenting The Complete Chinese Stock Market Ponzi Schematic
bySource: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-26/its-not-just-margin-debt-presenting-complete-chinese-stock-market-ponzi-schematic Late last month in “The Biggest Threat To Chinese Stocks: Shadow Lending Crackdown“, we suggested that the pressure on Chinese equities –…
Gold and Gibson’s Paradox
byThere is a myth prevalent today that the gold price always falls when interest rates rise. The logic is that when interest rates rise…