BlogHide Resteemsteatree (60)in busy • last monthThe Brexit Game of Chicken IntensifiesTheresa May meets the European heads of state at a summit meeting tonight. They are still reeling from the way she…teatree (60)in busy • last monthThe new NAFTA (or USMCA as it is now called)So the new NAFTA got agreed between Mexico and Canada, with a new name USMCA which doesn't quite roll off the…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoMore evidence that Britain is heading for a No Deal BrexitBrexiteers have long been irritated with the EU's free movement of people, which allows anyone to move at will to any…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoThe EU's share of world GDP is shrinkingTake a look at the following graphic: The eye-catching thung is not that China has made progress - you would…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months agoWar gaming for No Deal BrexitI've been writing for some time about the preparations for No Deal Brexit, such as ports expanding their capacities…teatree (60)in busy • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 3 months 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 • 3 months 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 • 3 months 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 • 3 months agoAnother 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 • 3 months agoEmerging 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 • 3 months agoA 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 • 3 months agoWhen 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 • 3 months agoThe 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 • 3 months agoChina 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 • 3 months agoHow 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 • 3 months agoWhy 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 • 4 months agoThe 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…
