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European shares edge lower
July 29th, 2019
European shares opened lower on Monday as weak earnings from brewer Heineken and an anxious wait for an expected U.S. interest rate cut offset a surge in London Stock Exchange Group on its potential deal to buy financial data ...
For those who don’t understand inflation
June 14th, 2019
This article is a wake-up call for those who do not understand the true purpose of monetary inflation, and do not realise they are the suckers being robbed by monetary policy. With the world facing a deepening recession, monetary ...
UK is higher than most among EU jurisdictions in notifying regulator on GDPR breaches
June 14th, 2019
UK is higher than most among EU jurisdictions in notifying regulator on GDPR breaches, but “just in case” says law firm. The first year of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) together with the narrow reporting window, lack of detailed ...
Early Monday Review: Euro little moved as EU vote shows limited gains by nationalists
May 27th, 2019
Asia stocks edged up early on Monday, and the euro was confined to a narrow range after the weekend’s European Parliament elections highlighted the deepening political fragmentation of the 28-country bloc. The euro was a shade higher at $1.1211, ...
The US Government Debt Crisis
May 2nd, 2019
This article explains why the US Government is ensnared in a debt trap from which there is no escape. Its finances are spiralling out of control. In the context of a rapidly slowing global economy, the budget deficit ...
Dollar rose against most other currencies
February 11th, 2019
The dollar rose against most other currencies on Monday, holding near a six-week high as fresh worries about U.S.-Sino trade tensions and global growth drove appetite for safe-haven assets. “U.S.-China talks are the big focus for the week and ...
U.S. dollar rose against a basket of major currencies
February 6th, 2019
The U.S. dollar rose against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, as investors awaited President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address for a possible update on the U.S.-China trade war. Continued recovery in investors’ appetite for risk ...
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 ...
Sterling resilient as Britain pursues Brexit deal change
January 31st, 2019
Sterling recovered on Wednesday after declines triggered by the UK parliament’s rejection of amendments to delay Brexit, as investors bet the government would still avoid exiting the European Union without an agreed divorce deal in place. Growing expectations that ...
European shares climbed on Thursday; Tech sector led the way
January 24th, 2019
European shares climbed on Thursday as better-than-expected results from chipmaker STMicro delivered a boost to the tech sector, shaking the market out of a subdued mood caused by slowing global growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.4 percent by ...