The Pandemic would likely strike Australia worst. Australia, by having avoided the worst of COVID-19 so far, is more vulnerable to a severe outbreak than ever. We could stay locked down and isolated. That seems to be the plan…
By Nick Hubble,
The extraordinary new release from the US State Department on China’s involvement in the creation of the virus, went short of stating outright that China intentionally engineered COVID-19 virus…
By Nick Hubble,
This COVID-19 pandemic — and the economic aftermath that continues in 2021 and beyond — is a true turning point.
It’s perhaps the biggest you will face as an investor in your lifetime.
By Nick Hubble,
Dear Reader, The GameStop, wallstreetbets, and Reddit saga will go down in history as one of the most bizarre events to play out in financial markets. But scarcely anyone will learn the lesson they actually need to from the episode. The arcane sounding ‘counterparty risk’ was my number one warning for readers when I was […]
By Nick Hubble,
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was originally published on 21 November 2020. Dear Reader, Five weeks ago, I warned you about it: Australia’s vulnerability to another COVID-19 outbreak, and the risks of more lockdowns as a result. Well, this time it’s Adelaide. Bloomberg describes it as one of the toughest lockdowns in the world. You […]
By Nick Hubble,
Are shifty PCR tests the true source of the COVID-19 pandemic’s latest wave? And could it disappear altogether in coming weeks? That’s the big question we tackle today. But the context is important if you want to understand what’s going on… Tribalism is that context. The idea that right and wrong is determined by who […]
By Nick Hubble,
The world’s banks are under siege. Cryptocurrencies threaten to undermine banking altogether. Banks’ lending activities are attracting ever less interest thanks to central bank policies, and now negative rates are on the cards. Governments are borrowing ever more money, expecting banks to buy their bonds. And COVID-19 has unleashed an economic crisis temporarily kept at […]
By Nick Hubble,
The largest default in history is back on the cards. As is the financial meltdown that would follow. What’s changed? Italy’s government is in crisis. A minor coalition partner resigned from the group, losing the current government its slim majority. And since the last election, the eurosceptics have gained a lot of ground in the […]
By Nick Hubble,
Editor’s note: Our editors are taking a very well-deserved Christmas break, so while they’re away, we’re featuring their most popular articles from the past year. This one is from 19 September. Dear Reader, In 2008, investors suddenly discovered what subprime mortgages are. But what if someone had warned you about them in 2006? In 2000, […]
By Nick Hubble,
Editor’s note: Our editors are taking a very well-deserved Christmas break, so while they’re away, we’re featuring their most popular articles from the past year. This one is from 12 September. Dear Reader, Do you remember when Victorians were laughing about Sydney’s curfew and lockout laws? We chuckled about how they’d turned the vibrant nightlife […]
By Nick Hubble,
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