Economics & Markets

The Problem with the Anti-Corruption Movement?

...Corruption is Endemic! One thing we have learned this week: when you are making small-talk with Her Majesty about weighty…

Mellon on the Markets

As seen in the lastest issue of Master Investor Magazine I’m writing this on American Airlines flight from LAX to…

Alice in Wonderland Economics Leads Us towards Gold

As I have been telling anyone that I can buttonhole at drinks parties for some time, we are living in…

The Trumpification of the US Economy

Over the last few months we have witnessed a series of presidential primary elections and caucuses to determine which candidates…

President Trump

In the words of Bob Dylan, ‘the times, they are a changing’ Sitting through Donald Trump’s speech after the results…

One Step Closer to a Cash Ban in Europe

So, they finally mustered the courage to do it! The €500 note will no longer be produced in the Eurozone,…

Are Pension Deficits Real Money? Yeah, but no, but yeah, but…

The fall of BHS has triggered an almost hysterical reaction amongst the leftist commentariat, not because they ever shopped there…

The US Economy Is Slowing… Again

I feel sorry for Janet Yellen, I really do. Since coming to office as chairman of the FED in 2014…

Obamaitis? That’s not Why I’m Worried about Germany

What a week that was! Her Majesty the Queen turned ninety. The Bard passed away exactly 400 years ago. St.…

ISDX: Challenging the Status Quo

As seen in the latest issue of Master Investor Magazine. An Interview with Patrick Birley, CEO of ISDX Swen Lorenz:…