Who Are these Sanctions Penalising?
When you freeze Russian payments, some Western bondholder isn’t getting paid, and some investor will end up taking the loss. That investor could even be you.
The Elitist Delusion Has Been Discredited
The Elitist Delusion Has Been Discredited
It’s time we tackle the most important, and possibly most dangerous, factor in the world of finance — China.
Assessing the Consequences of War…and Finding Opportunities
Assessing the Consequences of War…and Finding Opportunities
Western financial sanctions against Russia were swift and relatively strong. After announcing a weak set of sanctions on 24 February, Biden raised the ante by announcing much stronger sanctions on 27 February and in the following days
Geopolitics Is Destroying Confidence
Geopolitics Is Destroying Confidence
Aristotle said nature abhors a vacuum. As applied to politics, this means that when a power is weak or absent, other powers will rush in to fill the void.
Jim Rickards on How the Pandemic Has Sparked a Multi-Generational Shift
Jim Rickards on How the Pandemic Has Sparked a Multi-Generational Shift
Jim believes the pandemic is not going away and talks about the impacts on the economy, the technical recession, and in fact he thinks we are in a depression which is worse than a recession.
Jim Rickards on How the Pandemic Has Sparked a Multi-Generational Shift
Jim Rickards on How the Pandemic Has Sparked a Multi-Generational Shift
“We are heading for and Economic Depression” In this interview, Jim Rickards talks about how the pandemic has created a multi-generational shift in the economy. He believes the pandemic is not going away and talks about the impacts on the economy, the technical recession, and in fact he thinks we are in a depression which […]
Jim Rickards: Why isn’t the gold price climbing with governments buying?
Jim Rickards: Why isn’t the gold price climbing with governments buying?
In this video, Jim Rickards answers a reader’s question: Why hasn’t the gold price gone through the roof over the last few years with governments buying up tonnes of the metal? Jim explains it’s not as simple as the gold price going up or down.
From Bubbles to Safe Havens
From Bubbles to Safe Havens
While inflation may not be much of a problem, asset bubbles (especially in stocks) definitely are. A collapse in inflated stock prices may now be underway, partly due to global liquidity concerns surrounding the impending insolvency of Evergrande in China and a shortage of high-quality collateral in the Eurodollar markets. Stocks have reached new highs […]
Jim Rickards : World Economic Forum’s Great Reset
Jim Rickards : World Economic Forum’s Great Reset
Jim Rickards provides an update on the Great Reset Agenda, which was a prevalent topic of discussion prior to the pandemic.
A Taper Tantrum or Something More?
A Taper Tantrum or Something More?
September’s financial headlines were dominated by reporting on the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on 21–22 September, and their policy announcement and economic projections unveiled on 22 September. Markets responded approvingly in the following trading days. At this time, they confirmed expectations that they would begin tapering asset purchases in November. With the […]
