Inflationary expectations and US economic recovery
byOn July 3 2012 The Economist raised the issue of whether the Fed can do more to support the US economy given the fact…
Central banks: running out of ideas, road
by Detlev SchlichterOn page two of today’s Wall Street Journal Europe you will find the result of a readers’ poll from last Friday; Question: will the…
Maybe now they will start listening to Steve Baker…
by Damien PhillipsNow that we are being engulfed by the LIBOR scandal and find that the Bank of England was heavily involved (shock horror), perhaps it…
Kohlruebenwinter for Coventry, Cologne, Caritiba & Canton
by Sean CorriganLast week it was announced that Beijing was reversing an earlier decision to allow local governments to issue their own bonds, causing eyebrows to…
LIBOR fixing implicates government as well
by Alasdair MacleodThe LIBOR scandal has been hogging headlines of late, with questions raised again about the extent to which big banks are now a law…
Germany’s economy is only king in the blind valley of the eurozone
by Detlev SchlichterIn the present debate on the Euro crisis, Germany is frequently portrayed as a model of economic strength, a beacon of fiscal prudence and…
Is the Serengeti socialist?
by Andrew OsborneI often hear the free market being compared to the dangerous African plains, with predators waiting to spoil your every endeavour and rob you…
Destroying the young with permanent bailouts
by Paul TustainWhy aren’t young people protesting against bailouts? Younger adults are usually pretty quick to protest injustices, but they’re strangely quiet on financial rescues. Few…
Eyes wide shut
by Dr Tim EvansOur friend and Advisory Board member Ben Davies of Hinde Capital has produced a two-part report entitled Eyes Wide Shut covering the state of…
Gold reentering the monetary system
by Alasdair MacleodEarly in 2011, the London Bullion Market Association began to push for gold to be recognised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision as…