Must have missed the question then but I wouldn't dispute your theory. But I also think that the UK looks to have signed a dodgey looking contract with Ukraine that equally benefits them from this car crash in terms of pay backs and access to ...

ECB President Lagarde: trade conflict will damage worldwide economy

Yes I do have an idea. It's half of their military purchases - about 175bn significantly up after the Ukraine invasion. EU FDI investment into the US is 6x higher than the other way because business leaders have noticed all the reasons for the US ...

ECB President Lagarde: trade conflict will damage worldwide economy

Because the principle of capitalism is still just about alive in the US and it is still a dominant idea that you provide for yourself. The suspicion of government in the US is written into the constitution. Its rich in resources and entrepreneurial ...

ECB President Lagarde: trade conflict will damage worldwide economy

And the people making these insightful comments about money making may not be wrong but they really ought to have been around when the Greece crisis in 2014 led to the EURUSD being pretty much untradeable for a year because every politicians ...

Trump tariffs will have delay, may start April 1

The people who are the joke here are the one's that think this economics can carry on.

Trump tariffs will have delay, may start April 1

Don't ask the Chagossian's for their opinion either.

China proposes Putin-Trump summit to end Ukraine war: Report

This is your daily hypnosis to tell you it's not money supply that did this to you. It's Putin, Trump or Xi next week but it sure as hell isn't the people that actually ran off with your money.

Fed officials are raising concerns about the impact Trump’s tariffs could have on inflation

Nick wants to completely miss Trump and hit another poor soul sitting behind him. Not nice and not very smart.

Trump orders tariffs on Colombia over rejection of US military deportation flights

"The only difference is" - this is the big difference. I think all western governments will have to try to bring some confidence into money despite everything. It looks more probable than possible.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing...

We seem to be staring right down the barrel of deflation - I can't work out how this can be sustained. The printer will have to come on to finance budget deficits and interest rates will have to rise to interest anybody in backing this debt. Anybody ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing...

TudorIoan. This is what you wrote Jan 7th 2021. It's 3 years later now. "If people like foto, mintgary, dingo, not-kpmg ...and many other radical anti-system extremists are still here and FF admins pretend not to observe them, and other people who ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing...

You make housing more affordable with supply and demand. You build more, reduce the numbers looking for housing (especially in a short time frame) or you do both. There is a youtube clip of the government in Ireland having a meeting about affordable ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes Fed Chair Powell to cut ‘astronomical’ rates, ease housing...

They briefed him!? How is that going to work?

Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike kills troops in Jordan

Hence why their stock market is finally high - company's making profits in Jpy.

Japan seen missing primary budget surplus target in FY2025

QT is deciding this - not interest rates. The lag effect and consequences are building up. We are heading for deflation and big trouble followed by panic triggering QE. A lot of people are going to be financially wiped.

Consumer price inflation, UK: November 2023

A little while ago it looked like Blackrock et al were starting to sit on repossessed property rather than sell them on. If the economy goes badly then they will sit on more, collect them as assets and take rent. Their bedfellows (Gov.t) will be ...

Germany ends third quarter in contraction as demand for goods and services falls sharply

You would have to think so - looking very bleak.

Monetary policy decisions

I don't believe rates burst the balloon that much. Low rates didn't cause inflation, it was the money supply. Likewise, high rates won't cure the inflation, it will be money supply. This looks to be negative and the way the economy is going then ...

EUR rates: 75/25 for a hike going into the ECB meeting

It's intentional.

UK's Chancellor Hunt: We're unlikely to have more fiscal headroom in the fall

To be fair, the no competency problem crosses all borders.

New orders in manufacturing in July 2023: -11.7% on the previous month