Trust no-one
“Predictably, there is speculation that Brexit will not happen. If Britain can vote for Brexit, it is being argued, surely anything is possible. But…
Safety in (the right) numbers
“Gross: Global yields lowest in 500 years of recorded history. $10 trillion of neg. rate bonds. This is a supernova that will explode…
When the game changes
“In a free market, the price and quantity of an item are determined by the supply and demand for that item.” ‘The function and…
Surviving Mission Creep
“So there is another reason why Europe isn’t growing and it’s one the central bank can do nothing about. Namely, the 19 governments of…
Time to be bullish
“We don’t see a recession coming in the United States.” Abby Joseph Cohen in a recent Bloomberg interview. US corporate profits are experiencing…
The triumph of the invisible hand
“By virtue of exchange, one man’s prosperity is beneficial to all others.” Frédéric Bastiat. It remains one of the most powerful metaphors in…
Our survey said
“It is because the public are a mass – inert, obtuse and passive – that they need to be shaken up from time to…
Kings of the wild frontier
Simple but not easy – The title of Richard Oldfield’s book about value investing. It has a young, highly educated population. 60% of its…
Everything changes at zero
“Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”” – Luke 23:34. For the benefit of non-subscribers, there are two…
Your do-it-yourself front page financial Armageddon story
“The media select, they interpret, they emotionalize and they create facts.. The media not only reduce reality by lowering information density. They focus reality…