Category: Economy
Trillion-Dollar Deficits From Here to Eternity
In America today, it is almost impossible — politically — to cut government spending or to raise taxes. That leaves debt as the only way forward.
Carmageddon? Carmakers Are in Trouble Again
Today, fuel is low, and employment figures are high. Yet car makers are once again in trouble.
4 Industries in New Zealand Poised to Explode in 2019
Today, let’s reach out to the fringes of the market…to the untested, novel ideas that may shape our future.
The Greatest Comedy of Modern Politics
Government, always and everywhere, is a way for the few to exploit the many. Modern democracy depends as much on fraud as force. Elite conquerors pretend to respond to the ‘will of the people.’
Why the Future of Netflix Looks as Grim as Japan’s
Japan needs to make some structural changes. If they don’t they’ll be left severely disappointed, much like the investors buying Netflix today.
May’s Brexit Vote Bust-Up — How You Could Profit
While most analysts seemed to fail to predict the Brexit vote back in 2016, they’re either a lot smarter now or they smelt Theresa May’s defeat a mile away.
Mr Market Will Have the Last Laugh
The US government funded the boom of the last 30 years with debt — which increased, year after year, 2-4 times faster than the GDP needed to pay it.
This Could be the Most Foretold Recession Ever
There are talks of a recession everywhere. Many are predicting one…Still, some don’t believe we could be heading towards a recession…
The Most Absurd Myth of the 21st Century
Assets, markets, companies, and empires rise and fall. But now comes the most absurd myth of all — that the feds can ‘manage’ and ‘guide’ the economy,
She’s Not Serious…Is She?
One smart cookie believes we should keep interest rates at zero. But how can we do that and not have crippling runaway inflation?
The Trouble With ‘The Wall…’
The Donald goes to ‘The Wall’ and the debate goes on. Meanwhile, we’re losing ground financially. The country is at least $1.2 trillion poorer today than it was in 2016.
Smash Your Piggy Bank: Is More Spending the Way to Riches?
Inequality is the problem…and government is the solution. In his article for the Herald, Bernstein drives that mantra home…
How the Future of Tech Will Reverse Globalisation
I’m not a technology nihilist. I don’t believe technology will rise up against us and thwart the human race. But tech of all shapes and sizes is pushing a lot of us out of jobs.
Donald Trump: Swamp Man
In his talks with Democrat leaders yesterday, POTUS apparently lost his temper. He slammed his hand down on the table and walked out.
This Economic Slowdown Is Setting Off Alarm Bells
It took them months to admit what was already obvious to most of the population. That is, that the economic ‘slowdown’ was in fact a full-blown crisis.