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Alasdair MacLeod

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Brexit – The Battle For Ideas
Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:06 PM EDT
The battle for ideas in the Brexit debate comes down to two basic economic approaches. The neo-Keynesian macroeconomists in the permanent establishment, who manage the state as economic planners and regulators are on one side.
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Unsound Money Is Crucifying Pensions
Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:56 PM EDT
Deficits are mounting in pension obligations. It is a global problem over which pension trustees are helpless.
In this article: FXE, FXB, GLD, FXY, UDN
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The Truth About Trade
Thursday, January 18, 2018 2:32 PM EDT
The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade.
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One-Year Score Card For Trump
Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:52 PM EDT
In a democracy, politics is a competitive business, which means that generally well-balanced individuals tend to succeed, while those who are obviously unbalanced do not.
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How Quickly Will The U.S. Dollar Collapse?
Thursday, January 4, 2018 11:02 AM EDT
If the dollar’s future role diminishes, then there will be surplus dollars, which unless they are withdrawn from circulation entirely, will result in a lower dollar on the foreign exchanges.
In this article: UUP
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Investment Prospects For 2018
Thursday, December 28, 2017 11:40 AM EDT
Predicting the future is a mug’s game, and in financial markets we simply cannot know tomorrow’s prices. All we can do is make assessments of the factors that can be expected to influence them.
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2018 Could Be The Year For Gold
Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:19 PM EDT
On domestic and international considerations, the outlook for the dollar is deeply negative, and so is correspondingly positive for the dollar price of gold.
In this article: GLD, UUP, BITCOMP
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Europe, Brexit And The Credit Cycle
Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:38 PM EDT
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations.
In this article: FXE
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Inflation Vs. Deflation – State Finances
Thursday, December 7, 2017 12:38 PM EDT
There is a general belief, and that is all it is, that state finances fare better in an inflationary environment than a deflationary one.
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Monetary Update For The Dollar
Thursday, November 30, 2017 1:42 PM EDT
A dispassionate look at the quantities and flows of fiat dollars tells us much about the current state of the US economy, and therefore prospects for the dollar itself.
In this article: GLD, UDN
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Deflation Must Be Embraced
Thursday, November 23, 2017 3:16 PM EDT
At times of monetary stability, price deflation is likely to occur because of economic progress. In free markets when money is sound, a healthy relationship between consumption and savings develops.
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Will Macro-Economists Ever Learn?
Thursday, November 16, 2017 4:39 PM EDT
As we lurch through successive credit crises, central bankers and economists believe they learn valuable lessons every time, and that the ultimate prize, the suppression of business cycles through monetary policy, will be achieved.
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Cryptos May Destabilise Fiat
Thursday, November 9, 2017 5:50 PM EDT
The assumption in some quarters is that crypto-currencies will replace gold as money, or at least challenge it. This is an error borne out of a misunderstanding of catallactics, or the theory of exchange.
In this article: BITCOMP
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The Brexit Chicken Game
Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:48 PM EDT
The EU’s problems became magnified by the recent German elections, which reduced Angela Merkel’s authority.
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America’s Stagflation
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:31 AM EDT
The accumulation of monetary policy errors by the Fed is increasingly certain to culminate in the credit crisis that always marks the end of the credit cycle.
In this article: GLD, UUP
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The Productivity Myth
Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:55 AM EDT
The British productivity is all part of the Brexit angst, with the OECD, the Treasury, the Bank of England and Remainers all saying the average Brit’s poor productivity just goes to show how much they need the certain comfort of being in the EU.
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