Wondering whether an idea is actually correct or not
There's an idea out there which seems intuitive but then so many ideas do seem that way. It;s whether they actually hold up in...
With Lookouts Like These…
Jeremy Warner of the Telegraph has a stark warning for us.
"If you are coming off an interest rate of just 0.1pc, the effect on...
Why 4 O’Clock?
Just a little thing here but as such little things often can be, an indicator of something much more important.
The more important bit here...
Government Debt – So Far So Good
When rich people feel overtaxed, they often find ways to avoid paying tax. As a result, governments get less, despite having demanded more. So...
We Will Get The Bonfires Of Red Tape, Huzzah!
Perhaps not enough red tape will get put on that bonfire because they're only talking of the one sector here. But the journey of...
Cybercopter Money
Do governments benefit from inflation?
Or more pointedly, do heavily-indebted governments benefit from their debts getting easier to service?
Do they stand to gain from borrowing...
There Is, In Fact, Considerable Economic Value In The Earnd Scheme
One of the bits of the Greensill saga that is getting considerable opprobrium is this Erned scheme. Whereby public sector employees gain access to...
NatWest Isn’t Being Prosecuted For Money Laundering
We're about to be bombarded with insistences that the law needs to be changed for a bank has been found to be money laundering....
Industries And Businesses That Have Benefitted From The Global Pandemic
The past year has been a very difficult period for many of us as the majority of us have has to alter the way...
Has the GameStop ‘Short Squeeze’ Changed Finance?
The start of this year saw a bit of a tussle between retail traders and Wall Street as the Reddit community of wallstreetbets grew...