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…
Economics
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…
Life finds a way
by“The snag for them is that it happened on Monday. And all the official pronouncements in the State media were: “Well, it’s a blip….
History repeats
by“The proper behaviour all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk…
Falling Interest Causes Falling Profits
byMost people assume that prices move as a result of changes in the money supply. Instead, let’s look at the effect of changes in…
Why the Fed will never succeed
byThe Fed will never succeed in its attempt to manage inflation and unemployment by varying interest rates, because it and its economists do not…
Janet Yellen Fights the Tide of Falling Interest
byOn Wednesday Dec 16, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced that the Fed was raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. Let’s…
The Three Kings (and One Queen)
byMerry Christmas from The Cobden Centre! With apologies to the spirit of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Three Kings came a-riding from far, far…
The Eurozone Sovereign Debt crisis and a potential OTC Interest Rate Derivatives crisis
byVishal Wilde is a finalist studying for a BSc (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (Economics major) at the University of Warwick. He wishes…
Honey, I broke the markets
by“Donald Trump looks like the villain in a movie where the hero is a dog.” – The internet. Which four letter word still has…