Demonising digital monopoly: an attack on our futures
byWritten by Vishal Wilde for The Cobden Centre. ‘Should digital monopolies be broken up?’ is the title of an article by the Economist in…
September, 2015
BIS Quarterly Report: “If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.”
byThe latest BIS quarterly report can be found here: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt1509.htm Relative to the IMF, World Bank and national central banks around the…
Zero Hedge: Mom And Pop “Will Probably Get Trampled”: Alliance Bernstein Warns On Bond ETF Armageddon
byRight up until China threw the financial world into a frenzy by devaluing the yuan right smack in the middle of a stock market…
The Human Cost Of Socialism In Power
bySource: http://www.epictimes.com/richardebeling/2015/09/the-human-cost-of-socialism-in-power/ The attempt to establish a comprehensive socialist system in many parts of the world over the last one hundred years has been…
The Scope For Public-Private Partnership Monies, Competing Currencies, Trade And Credit Market Benefits
byThe following was written for The Cobden Centre by Vishal Wilde. The Eurozone is in dire need of monetary reform in order to…
The essence of interest rate determination
byAccording to mainstream thinking the Central Bank is the key factor in determining interest rates. By setting short-term interest rates the Central Bank, it…
Jackson Hole: Cherry Flavored Cyanide, or Strawberry
byThe Federal Reserve puts on a conference in the idyllic location of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Of course it’s all about how best to centrally…
David Stockman: Why Hedge Fund Hot Shots Finally Got Hammered
bySource: http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/why-hedge-fund-hot-shots-finally-got-hammered/ The destruction of honest financial markets by the Fed and other central banks has created a class of hedge fund hot shots…
Real GDP and the strength of US economy
byUS real gross domestic product (GDP) grew faster than initially thought in Q2. GDP expanded at a 3.7% annual rate instead of the 2.3%…
Rolling boulders uphill
byAs symbols of futility go, that of Sisyphus takes some beating. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was captured by the gods after having freed humanity…