Interview with Professor Joachim Starbatty MEP
byProfessor Joachim Starbatty is a member of the European Parliament. He kindly hosted our event “The Lessons of Economic History” earlier this year. Here…
Banking
A world of debt – where are the risks?
byPrivate debt has been the main source of rising debt to GDP ratios since 2008 Advanced economies have led the trend Emerging market…
Hong Kong and the road to recovery
byWe are following the road to perdition There is increasing awareness that another financial crisis is in the offing, and, of course, everyone has…
The Fed and asset bubbles
byIn his speech on April 7 2010 at the Economic Club of New York the President of the New York Fed, William Dudley argued…
Zero Hedge — Bank of America: These Are The 6 Triggers For The Next Market Crash
byWith the S&P just one big short squeeze away from all time highs and Q2 earnings for the most part blowing away expectations, the…
Deutsche Bank’s Troubles Raise Worries About the Future of the Euro Zone
byThe euro banking sector is huge: In April 2018, its total balance sheet amounted to 30.9 trillion euro, accounting for 268 per cent of…
Monetary Fallacies and Inflationary Bubbles
byLooking to the next few years ahead, is America and the world going to continue riding a wave of economic growth, improving standards of…
Max debates with Director of IMF Europe on Monetary System
byToday Cobden Centre manager Max Rangeley will give a speech and then have a debate with the Director of IMF Europe at the first…
The Looming Crisis in the Private Provision of Public Services Close Parallels with the Systemic Failure of Banks
byThe collapse in January of Carillion PLC, the UK’s second largest construction and outsourcing company has attracted considerable media coverage. Carillion was principally engaged…