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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 ...
Emerging market stocks began the second quarter with strong gains
April 2nd, 2021
Emerging market stocks began the second quarter with strong gains on Thursday as data signalled a steady global economic recovery from a coronavirus-driven recession, while currencies eased under pressure from a firmer dollar. A basket of emerging market equities ...
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. ...
The future of money is gold
February 25th, 2021
This article explains why the successor money to failing fiat is gold, not cryptocurrencies. Cryptos can only act as stores of value so long as fiat exists. I describe how a world transacting with monetary gold and properly ...
Global trade in 2021
January 29th, 2021
So long as the fiat-based monetary system continues with accelerated money-printing, the US trade deficit will continue to widen. This is due to the lack of a propensity among Americans to save printed dollars, now credited directly into ...
Don’t dismiss gold and silver…
January 21st, 2021
There is worrying evidence that 2021 will see the end of fiat currencies, led by the US dollar. US dollar money supply has accelerated at an extraordinary rate, a process that will continue. Signals from the markets that ...
The Pound Euro exchange rate is seen trading lower on Monday
January 11th, 2021
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is seen trading lower on Monday, 11th January as currency markets’ attention turns to the Bank of England and possible negative interest rates in the near-term outlook. Sterling is currently quoted at 1.1067 ...
Economic and monetary outlook for 2021
January 5th, 2021
The most important event in the new year is likely to be the Fed losing control of its iron grip on markets. The dollar’s declining trend is already well established against other currencies and commodities, leading to this outcome. ...
Dollar starts 2021 in the cellar with a hangover
January 4th, 2021
The dollar started the new year by slipping broadly on Monday as investors sold it for just about everything else in the Asia session, wagering the world’s pandemic recovery will drive other currencies higher. The euro, which had dipped ...