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European stocks gain on vaccine hope; dollar slumps
December 17th, 2020
European stocks climbed as authorities said the rollout of a COVID vaccine would begin before the end of the month, potentially giving a boost to the region’s battered economies. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index edged higher, pulled up by ...
Prospects for the UK and the pound
December 15th, 2020
This article assesses the likelihood of the pound following the dollar into monetary hyperinflation. Between March and September, the US Government financed twice as much of its spending by bond sales — mostly through inflationary QE — compared with ...
The global reset scam
November 20th, 2020
This article takes a tilt at increasing speculation about statist global resets, and why plans such as those promoted by the World Economic Forum will fail. Central bank digital currencies will simply run out of time. Instead, the ...
Payment token derivatives: the risks behind the hype
November 19th, 2020
Compared to a direct investment in Bitcoin, for example, an investment in derivatives with payment tokens as underlying assets is more transparent but is by no means risk-free. Many of the risks associated with payment tokens have an impact ...
The monetary logic for gold and silver
November 17th, 2020
A considered reflection of current events leads to only one conclusion, and that is accelerating inflation of the dollar’s money supply is firmly on the path to destroying the dollar’s purchasing power — completely. This article looks at ...
Dollar loses ground, pound gains as traders eye Brexit talks
November 16th, 2020
The dollar lost ground against other major currencies on Monday, while the pound and the euro drew strength from signs that Britain and the European Union could make progress negotiationg a post-Brexit trade deal. Sentiment across markets were mixed, ...
The destruction of the euro
October 26th, 2020
The Eurozone is bust. The deterioration of TARGET2 imbalances have been hardly noticed, but in recent months it has been alarming. Despite official denials over the years that it is a matter of concern, it is increasingly obvious ...
Asian stocks slipped; Investors await key earnings results
October 20th, 2020
Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and ahead of a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill, while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
The emerging evidence of hyperinflation
October 15th, 2020
Note: all references to inflation are of the quantity of money and not to the effect on prices unless otherwise indicated. In last week’s article I showed why empirical evidence of fiat money collapses are relevant to monetary ...
Ruble’s slump has killed hopes of further rate cuts in Russia
October 6th, 2020
Traders are betting that the Bank of Russia will put interest rate cuts on hold after the ruble’s 9% slump against the dollar in the past three months. Forward-rate agreements, which have been predicting more monetary easing for most ...
