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Trade wars – a catalyst for economic crisis
February 1st, 2019
In my last article I used a proven accounting identity to show that the end result of President Trump’s trade tariffs would be to increase the trade deficit, assuming there is no change in the savings rate. The savings ...
The Tragedy Of The Euro
January 11th, 2019
After two decades, the euro’s minders look set to drive the Eurozone into deep trouble. December was the last month of the ECB’s monthly purchases of government debt. A softening global economy will increase government deficits unexpectedly. The ...
Markets are all about flows
January 8th, 2019
This article looks at prospective supply and demand factors for financial assets in the New Year and beyond. Investors should take into account money flowing into and out of financial assets as well as stock flows, particularly escalating ...
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis
January 2nd, 2019
Those of us who closely follow the credit cycle should not be surprised by the current slide in equity markets. It was going to happen anyway. The timing had recently become apparent as well, and in early August I ...
Why China should remove all trade tariffs
December 10th, 2018
I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to ...
ISXPay EU/EEA ‘production live’ with own Visa & Mastercard Principal Licenses
November 27th, 2018
Highlights ISXPay Tier 1 ‘production live’ in the EU, via own Visa and Mastercard principal licenses $880m annualised GPTV volume to be incrementally ramped from January through March ‘19 New & existing merchants being onboarded to platform from December ...
Oil bounced by around $1 a barrel; Investors remained on edge
November 21st, 2018
Oil bounced by around $1 a barrel on Wednesday to claw back some of the previous day’s 6 percent plunge, lifted by a report of an unexpected decline in U.S. commercial crude inventories and record Indian crude imports. But ...
The psychology of systemic consensus
November 16th, 2018
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 the big issues. To appreciate why we must understand the ...
Prices When Gold Is Money
November 9th, 2018
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 imposed on us by government laws, may never be replaced ...
ISXPay®: deposit taking via own BIC: ISEMCY22XXX
October 31st, 2018
Highlights IBAN based accounts now being issued, following successful testing and certification of Software Client Funds deposited with zero credit risk under EU’s “Eurosystem” Central Banking system Bi-directional bank to bank transfers live on 04th December 2018 across EEA/SEPA ...
