I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about Covid. Indeed, you may be hoping that the crisis is behind us. Especially for investors. We’ve got other things to worry about these days. Like inflation, rising interest rates, and a tech bubble….
Central banks are losing control and politicians will pay the price: So, in the video below, I got a little animated… but not without reason! While projecting 7.25 per cent inflation, the UK’s central bankers are waxing lyrical about “the…
The price of failure is measured in interest rates: Investors must ask themselves two questions whenever interest rates begin to rise. Who can afford the rising borrowing rates the least, and when do they run into trouble? Every time interest…
The Merchants of Menace and the potential debt disaster: What happens when interest rates are maintained artificially low over an extended period of time? It may appear to be an academic question. However, if the accurate answer is “the 2008…
Summer in the City of London, despite Brexit: My German uncle sent me the traditional Christmas greeting just before Christmas in 2020. However, he added something intriguing. “The English promised themselves too much and did not take into consideration a…
Life will go back to normal once we get vaccinated, right?: Before we get into whether vaccines succeeded in bringing the world to normalcy or merely postponed it, let me congratulate you on your new financial position. I don’t remember…
Conspiracy theorists score hat-trick: Thank you for your comments on my tirade about changing pandemic narratives. “The conspiracy theorists are about 8-0 up at this point,” said one commenter on social media. But, since my rant on the disintegration of…
The tide is turning on the stock market’s skinny dippers: My grandfather was a superb lawn bowler for one simple reason: he could wage psychological warfare on his opponents. This all started with his…
Whither the great British pound?: Nigel Farage has been eager to discuss currencies since the inception of Fortune & Freedom. Changing currency rates are an excellent opportunity for investors to profit. However, trading them is notoriously tricky. Even if you…