Blogteatree (60)in busy • 6 hours agoAmericans are stepping up and buying their own government's debtThere was an interesting article on Wolf Street today, which pointed out that foreign ownership of US treasuries…teatree (60)in busy • 4 days agoWill the EU's "link tax" destroy Europe's internet?Last week, the European Parliament voted for the infamous " link tax ". This is a so-called copyright law that is…teatree (60)in busy • 5 days agoAustralian housing starts to crashAustralian house prices are starting to fall. In August the stats showed that they'd dropped for 11 consecutive…teatree (60)in busy • 19 days agoBrits reduce borrowing in preparation for BrexitThe Bank of England's latest report on borrowing showed people tightening their belts (probably in response to the…teatree (60)in busy • 25 days agoItaly's budget is likely to be a damp squibThe new coalition govt in Italy is preparing it's first budget, which will get unveiled towards the end of September…teatree (60)in busy • 28 days agoWhy Foxconn is opening a plant in the USAFoxconn is a famous Taiwanese contract manufacturer - that is, companies like Apple, Sony, Nintendo and others design…teatree (60)in busy • last monthAnother indicator showing stocks are over valuedBack in 2001, Warren Buffet gave an interview to Fortune magazine , and shared an indicator that he uses to judge…teatree (60)in busy • last monthEmerging markets get into trouble due to external debt (again)People in their 40's and 50's will remember the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/8. What essentially happened is that…teatree (60)in busy • last monthA Brexit proof stock portfolopThere is now just over seven months to go to Brexit Day, and no deal in sight. The UK economy is holding up, making it…teatree (60)in busy • last monthWhen will the next stock market crash come?Here is what the Nasdaq has looked like over the last ten years: It's practically gone up in a straight line. And…teatree (60)in busy • last monthThe gold price is fallingThe gold price is falling. Take a look at the following chart: It's now below $1200, a price it's not been since…teatree (60)in busy • last monthChina U-turned on putting tariffs on American oilWhen all the sabre-rattling about tariffs was happening in June, China issued a list of products it would put tariffs…teatree (60)in busy • last monthHow tariffs shifted clothing production from China to the rest of the developing worldWhen China joined the WTO in 2001, clothing was one of the first things to be produced there, because labour in China…teatree (60)in busy • last monthWhy is the British govt going so hard with the No Deal rhetoric?It's noticable that the No Deal rhetoric coming out of the British govt has increased in the past few weeks. First…teatree (60)in busy • last monthThe velocity of money is starting to riseThe velocity of money (the rate at which money circulates) in the US economy is starting to rise. Take a look at the…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoIs Japan the most economically successful country in the world?Everyone knows that Japan's economic growth has been flat for the last 20 years. What they don't realise is that…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoThe reason the Pound fell after the BoE raised interest ratesThe Bank of England raised interest rates today, going from 0.5% to 0.75%, but the pound unexpectedly fell…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoAbout those soybean tariffsTurns out that when Chinese buyers realised that tariffs would be put on American soybeans, they went out and ordered…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoIs the French economy in trouble?Today Eurostat issued a bunch of statistics about how the eurozone economies performed in Q2 2018 (April - June…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoHow likely is it that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next week?Some commentators simply refuse to believe that the Bank of England will pull the trigger and raise interest rates…
