A Choppy Year Ahead
The central banks are (for now) exiting their asset purchasing programs. This will allow more speculation to come into the markets. The one thing I’m expecting this year is increased volatility.
Macroeconomics: Global Central Banks News & Highlights
‘Inflate or Die’
And it’s not the fellow with a can of Bud Light in his hand who is going to answer the ‘Inflate or Die’ question.
The Fat Tail Idea Right Now
Some in the market genuinely believed Chinese property would collapse last year. Buying iron ore stocks was a ‘crazy’ — or fat tail — idea.
A Revolution Is Coming, Just Not the Kind You Might Think
This can come in the form of revolt. The kind of events that lead to a communist revolution at the extreme end — the literal murder and enslavement of the rich class.
Welcome to an Age of Politics without Limits
And now that they’ve realised what’s possible, we need to explore the extreme way in which politics is about to change so radically that you won’t be able to recognise it. A new age has begun.
Rough Seas, Rising Energy, and Argentina’s Abandoned Peg.
Argentina may be the most ‘European’ country in the world — in the sense that it has gotten very few immigrants from Africa or Asia. But the European family tree has many branches.
