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The dollar found support on Thursday. These are the top performers
May 27th, 2021
The dollar found support on Thursday from emerging views the Federal Reserve is slowly but surely edging towards a discussion about tightening monetary policy, and as traders await crucial U.S. inflation data this week. In a market heavily short ...
Most emerging Asian currencies were little changed on Thursday
April 15th, 2021
Most emerging Asian currencies were little changed on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s continued dovish stance and awaited more key U.S. economic data before making further moves. Indonesian 10-year benchmark yields rise 6.5 basis points to 6.638% ...
Paradise Lost
April 8th, 2021
So a single political party gains control of a lockdown-battered country desperate for any and all forms of government spending. Direct payments, loan forgiveness, infrastructure, all of these and more are not just possible, but popular. The president and ...
The dollar was poised to extend gains against major currencies on Monday
April 5th, 2021
The dollar was poised to extend gains against major currencies on Monday after the U.S. jobs report at the end of last week showed the nation’s labor market is recovering from the impact of the coronavirus shock. The focus ...
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 ...
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 ...
Improving the working conditions in platform work; Q&A
February 25th, 2021
The European Commission has published Questions and Answers about improving the working conditions in platform work. Why does the European Union need an initiative on platform work? The platform economy is a growing phenomenon, with around 11% of the ...
EU’s tax irregularities attract international attention
February 25th, 2021
Le Monde’s recent “OpenLux” revelations show that Luxembourg fails to act fairly within the European Union by offering low tax rates to corporates – underscoring the flaw of an unharmonised EU system, according to Jay Sanghrajka, partner at Price ...
