Why is the FTSE going up?
byThe FTSE 100 Share Index has been riding high since it fell to a low of 3,512 on March 2, and continues to flirt…
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Material Evidence: the appearance of greater prosperity
bySean Corrigan, Chief Investment Strategist at Diapason Commodities Management, in his 13 August briefing, comments on the illusion of prosperity created by new money…
Bank of England Increases Size of Asset Purchase Programme by £50 Billion
byAs the Bank of England announces more new money, we indicate counter arguments. Via Bank of England|Publications|News|2009|Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and…
FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl
byVia FT.com / Columnists / John Plender – Ditch theory and take away the punchbowl: There are, by now, a thousand and one ideas…
FT.com — “Wall St profits from Fed role”
byPrompted by an FT article on banks’ excess profits arising from quantitative easing, entrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale explains how QE widens wealth inequality…
Bank of England poised to pump billions more into economy | guardian.co.uk
byVia Bank of England poised to pump billions more into economy | Business | guardian.co.uk : Economists believe the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC)…
FT.com / Capital Markets – Bank pushed to step up QE
byVia FT.com / Capital Markets – Bank pushed to step up QE: The Bank of England reached a milestone this week. Its purchases of…
Kaletsky – How the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away
byVia How the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away | Anatole Kaletsky: Economic view – Times Online : Last Wednesday, the European Central Bank…