Emotions versus reason in economics
byBy Dr Frank Shostak According to a relatively new field of economics called Behavioural Economics (BE), emotions play an important role in an individual’s…
Market Hits All-Time Highs As Money Flows Peak
byAuthored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Over the last few week’s we discussed the ongoing “buy signals” suggesting the market could retest all-time highs. That occurred…
Will China’s Digital Currency Be the Next Big Global Financial Technology?
byWhat if money could instantly and directly reach the people who use it? No banks, no delays, and no fees. People could send each…
Artificial Intelligence Guide for Policy-Makers Part 2
byThe Cobden Centre has worked on emerging technologies around the world. This has included organising the Future of Artificial intelligence Roundtable discussions in the…
The Abuse of Public Debt—and How It Sets the Stage for Economic Disaster
byThe 2020–21 recession has been devastating for the global economy. It has been ninety years since the global economy last suffered through a recession of this magnitude (in…
How increases in money supply cause economic bust
byBy Dr Frank Shostak The increase in the growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) has fueled concerns that if the rising trend…
First In, First Out – China as a Leading Indicator
byChina was the first country to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic The PBoC began tightening monetary conditions in May 2020 Chinese housing and stocks…
Profits not risk drive entrepreneurs
byBy Dr Frank Shostak According to Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), financial asset prices fully reflect all available and relevant information, and that any adjustment…
The ECB’s new rush toward the digital euro
byby Prof. Elisabeth Krecke In the coming weeks, the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce whether it will issue a “digital euro” within the next…