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Pound frail on worries over no-deal Brexit, dollar steady
August 7th, 2018
The pound stayed fragile on Tuesday after falling to an 11-month low against the dollar overnight on worries over a ‘hard’ Brexit from the European Union, while simmering U.S.-China trade tensions provided support to the greenback. Comments from officials ...
Consumers choose cheaper, faster ‘lawbots’ over expensive, slow lawyers
August 6th, 2018
New research into the use of digital technology in the UK legal sector has revealed that seven out of 10 consumers would choose a ‘lawbot,’ a customer facing, automated online system to handle their legal affairs over a human ...
Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way
August 3rd, 2018
The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals in the context of their own earnings and profits. In ...
Have a Cryptocurrency Company? Bermuda, Malta or Gibraltar Wants You
August 2nd, 2018
Hedge funds go to the Cayman Islands to incorporate. Big companies are generally domiciled in Delaware. And online poker companies often set up their bases in Gibraltar and Malta. Now the race is on to become the go-to destination ...
Good news for EU companies exporting to Japan; A new Trade Agreement is signed
July 27th, 2018
The EU and Japan have signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will remove the majority of the EUR1bn (USD1.2bn) of duties paid annually by EU companies exporting to Japan. Negotiations toward an EPA began in 2013. An agreement ...
EY acquires new cryptocurrency technology
July 25th, 2018
Ernst & Young (EY) has acquired technology assets and related patents from Elevated Consciousness Inc, a San Francisco, CA-based startup focused on developing solutions for the crypto-asset ecosystem. The Crypto-Asset Accounting and Tax (“CAAT”) tool connects with multiple cryptocurrency ...
State or Individual?
July 20th, 2018
The most important question faced by the human race is almost never addressed in modern times: which should be the master, the state over the individual or the individual over the state? It is particularly relevant today, bearing ...
How Singapore eases city traffic with contactless payments
July 20th, 2018
Taking public transportation in Singapore is a different experience than most cities around the world. Recognized for its smart-city achievements, its one of the early adopters of contactless payment technology, allowing people to tap their bank cards to pay ...
Trump’s Whirlwind European Tour
July 18th, 2018
President Trump visited Britain on a much-anticipated visit. The political situation in Washington is very different from when Mrs May last visited. In Washington, President Trump appears to have successfully gained control of and tamed the Deep State, while ...
Make Capital Cheap and Labor Costly, and Guess What Happens?
July 12th, 2018
Employment expands in the Protected cartel-dominated sectors, and declines in every sector exposed to globalization, domestic competition and cheap capital. If you want to understand why the global economy is failing the many while enriching the few, start ...