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Commodities markets summary
June 4th, 2014
ENERGY US oil prices edged higher in quiet trade, a day ahead of a key weekly report on US petroleum inventories, while Brent prices slipped in London. The US benchmark futures contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in ...
The Strangest ‘Safe Haven’ Asset Ever?
September 29th, 2021
Not so long ago, companies that make recreational vehicles were great indicators of market tops. Since RVs were frequently the final pointless toy that people bought (after motorcycles, boats, and massive pickup trucks) in the debt orgy that defines ...
Banking faces seismic changes
July 13th, 2021
The role of commercial banks in the global economy is changing, with lending to governments and their agencies now more important than lending to goods and services industries. It is a trend which is due to continue. The ...
Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in
June 16th, 2021
The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash. According to a Bank of America survey, 81% ...
Why interest rate management fails
April 23rd, 2021
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly Say, Turgot and Böhm-Bawerk. It also ignores Gibson’s paradox, which ...
The global debt problem
April 15th, 2021
It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of global GDP. Estimates such as these must be treated with caution, and they probably underestimate financial sector debt. Furthermore, no allowance in ...
Say’s law and the destruction of savings
April 2nd, 2021
This article explains the fundamental mistake behind Keynes’s General Theory, the vade mecum for all macro and mathematical economists today. It is no exaggeration to say that his casual rejection of Jean-Baptiste Say’s economic theories in his off-hand ...
The ECB’s financial suttee
March 22nd, 2021
The European Commission is failing. Its response to Brexit and the pandemic, where it is now threatening emergency powers in order to secure vaccines is a latest throw of the political dice. Even before this development markets were getting ...
Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March
March 12th, 2021
President Biden has now had his $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed into law, and it will not be the last in the current fiscal year. Covid is not over and is sure to resurge with new variants next winter. ...
British Pound’s latest jump against the Euro leaves analysts scratching heads
February 25th, 2021
Pound Sterling rallied sharply during the mid-week Asian session and is holding the gains in London trade in am move that has opened fresh new multi-month highs, but the gains have left analysts scratching their heads as to why ...
