The Superhighway to Serfdom
byBy kind permission of Sean Corrigan, we make available the September edition of his Resource Ruminations “Superhighway to Serfdom”: “The danger of modern liberty…
Quantitative Easing
Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working – Guy Fawkes’ blog
byTaking a line with which we closely identify, Guido writes Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working: The pound is getting whacked…
Gordon Brown, the Destroyer of our Economy
byThe Cobden Centre’s Chairman, Toby Baxendale, explores Gordon Brown’s total responsibility for the meltdown of the UK economy. It is said that the USA…
‘Footsie pushes above 5,000’ but it will not last
byUpdate: As the Footsie pushes above 5,000, we bring this post forwards and refer readers to Why is the FTSE going up? Hopes for a…
Recovery surprises leave markets floating on air – Times Online
byThe distinguished writer and economist for the Sunday Times, David Smith, on the 30th of August in this article wrote the following; Why have…
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…
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…
The Problem with GDP
bySean Corrigan, Chief Investment Strategist at Diapason Commodities Management, has kindly agreed to the reproduction of his briefing “Material Evidence” by the Cobden Centre….
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…
Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips
byVia Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips : The shortfall in FTSE 100 blue chip final-salary pension schemes more than doubled…