Tag: central banks

Global Trends
Chris MacIntosh

A Forecast For the Next Decade

In this post we examine the social and economic trends shaping the the next decade or even century. Buckle up, because this one is going to get bumpy.

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

As Gold Nudges Higher – What Michael Burry Predicted

When Michael Burry saw the impending housing crisis looming large, he went out and bought credit default swaps on subprime mortgages. What did he know that the broad market didn’t? He knew the structure of the housing market better than most because he did the homework. He dug through the

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

THIS Was A Great Article!

My buddy Kuppy, who I’ve introduced you to many times before and who you can find hanging out here, wrote a piece last week. It’s a great piece and worth sharing. More below, but first… Talking of hanging out… Kuppy, as well as Jamie, our resource guru, and Brad, our trading guru,

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Those Sneaky Chinese

Devilishly Deceptive Making History 28 billion euros in market cap. That’s how much Bayer has lost following its acquisition of Satan Monsanto. It is the largest destruction of capital in German stock market history… and it couldn’t happen to nicer folks. Funding Secured Staying with Europe… sorta. https://twitter.com/DavorKunc/status/1040962515742666753 Now THAT is

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Can Binge Drinking Really Cure Alcoholism?

Have you ever wondered who these people are? The people who decide how much capital should cost, how much credit and cash should be issued. You know, the twits who dream up QE, ZIRP and NIRP. Where do they come from? Who pays their wages? Where do they get these

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A Can’t Lose Deal… “Public” Venture Capital

After the debacle that was Solyndra, we hoped that “public” venture capital would die a much deserved death. Alas, we once again underestimated the arrogance and self-professed intellectual superiority of the bureaucrats! Well we, cynics of “public” venture capital (aka government sponsored business), should hide in shame. We obviously didn’t

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