Economics & Markets

A Night at the Opera

I know a man who spends most nights in an opera house or recital hall. It strikes me as a…

A Peaceful Summer for Equities?

The inability of the FED to hike rates is turning into a chronic disease. Each time the central bank becomes…

The Anglosphere is an Emerging Civilization-State

As seen in the latest issue of Master Investor Magazine In the next stage of the Information Age nations which…

Things I Think You Ought to Know

Asian Stars Malaysia’s Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad (KLSE:HAPSENG), a property, plantations and buildings material conglomerate, has managed to quadruple its…

Jim Mellon Urges Voters to “Wake Up” and Leave EU

Entrepreneur, fund manager, author, economist and star Master Investor contributor Jim Mellon has urged UK voters to "wake up" and…

Mellon on the Markets

As seen in the latest issue of Master Investor Magazine It’s hard to believe that the year is almost half…

A Universal Basic Income Would Destroy Our Economy

At first it was about the return on capital and now it is about the return on labour. One at…

Why Iceland is Making a Mockery of the Eurozone

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 should be renamed the financial crisis of 2007-(?) when it comes to the Eurozone. Eight…

Postcard from Yerevan: Observations from Armenia

The mountain glowers down upon the city. A brooding presence, you cannot escape it: Mount Ararat. It’s the place where…

The One Asset Class That Looks Cheap Right Now

Global gyrations During the last decade we have played witness to massive capital movements around the world. Money has flowed…