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The psychology of systemic consensus

16/11/2018(0)
  We are all too familiar with established views rejecting change. It has nothing to do with the facts. Officialdom’s mind is often firmly closed to all reason on ... Read More
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Brexit draft deal: The key points explained

15/11/2018(0)
Theresa May’s draft Brexit agreement has been agreed by her cabinet after more than 18 months of negotiations with the EU. It took five hours of discussions inside Downing ... Read More
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As Oil Plunges, Energy Junk Bonds Turn Dangerous — Again

14/11/2018(0)
      Back in 2104 oil was falling and hundreds of billions of dollars of energy junk bonds and leveraged loans looked to be at risk. Wolf Street ... Read More
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Prices When Gold Is Money

09/11/2018(0)
  We are getting ahead of ourselves here. Gold does not circulate as money – yet. It might never do so. Perhaps the end of government currency, fiat money ... Read More
A woman pulls a shopping cart inside a shop where all products are sold at the price of one euro in Athens

Volume of retail trade unchanged in euro area; In Ireland, Latvia and Estonia the highest increases

09/11/2018(0)
In September 2018 compared with August 2018, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and decreased by 0.1% in the EU28, according ... Read More
Flames emerge from a pipeline at the oil fields in Basra, southeast of Baghdad

Oil prices fall; Brent has lost more than 16 percent in value since early October

05/11/2018(0)
Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to U.S. sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow some countries to still import Iranian crude, ... Read More
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Euro area unemployment at 8.1% in September 2018; In Czechia, Germany and Poland the lowest rates

02/11/2018(0)
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.1% in September 2018, stable compared with August 2018 and down from 8.9% in September 2017. This remains the lowest rate ... Read More
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Gold Is Becoming Cool Again

31/10/2018(0)
The sentiment shift is still subtle, but it’s both real and widespread. After a few years of being ignored and/or dismissed as basically useless, gold is cool again, attracting ... Read More
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Gold demand up 42 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2018 among central banks

29/10/2018(0)
Central banks around the world are turning to gold as an alternative to the US dollar, which they see as being undermined by America’s aggressive trade policy and geopolitical ... Read More
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The biggest of big pictures

26/10/2018(0)
  I have had a request from Mrs Macleod to write down in simple terms what on earth is going on in the world, and why is it that ... Read More
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