Category: Economy
This Gov’t Shutdown Has Me Tickled Pink
It’s been almost a month since the shutdown began. As you’d expect, nobody’s happy with this scenario…Except me.
Donald Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Join Forces
The private sector faces a recession. Wall Street sees a bear market coming. In Washington, tax receipts will fall…as costs continue to rise.
The Wrong Moves to Make in a Trade War
What happens when one country gets jealous of another country’s advantage? What happens when China wants to be India and Australia wants to be Japan?
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…