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A bank is a bank is a bank

24th April 2023 Going Postal 2890 Comments

It might sound like an old-fashioned notion, the sort of thing that one reads about in period novels and romantically sighs “oh, the good old days”. It might sound like old timely advice, perhaps of [more…]

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Growth is the antidote to stagnation – but it requires knowledge and leadership

30th January 2023 Emile Woolf 1593 Comments

By now even Treasury officials and central banks recognise that their practice of Quantitative Easing has run its course. In its contemporary form, QE began a dozen years ago as a temporary emergency measure enacted [more…]

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Retaining a Semblance of Sanity in the Asylum

21st November 2022 Emile Woolf 1785 Comments

Every time I start this essay I find the political background has shifted so dramatically that I have to start again. Only Ollie’s complaint to Stan seems to be an apt constant: “another fine mess [more…]

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World Dollar Hegemony Is Ending

24th October 2022 Patrick Barron 4570 Comments

The end of world dollar hegemony is coming and hardly anyone in government is taking notice or even understands what this means. Since the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, the dollar has been the only [more…]

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Crisis After Crisis – The Economic Chain Reaction

17th October 2022 Emile Woolf 4028 Comments

Several readers expressed surprise that last week’s essay concerned my personal NHS experiences rather than the pressing  issues of the day. In such a rapidly changing economic picture no commentary can ever be bang-up-to-date, while [more…]

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The many perils of “Stockholm syndrome” politics

27th September 2022 Going Postal 4051 Comments

It’s been a tumultuous couple of months in UK politics. After a troubled time in office, plagued by scandal, internal party frictions and much public embarrassment, Boris Johnson exited the stage leaving behind a big [more…]

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Despite Their Hubris, Monetary Authorities Do Not Have Total Control

6th September 2022 Patrick Barron 3511 Comments

A new monetary age is coming and sooner than anyone thinks. Since 1971 the world’s monetary system has been unanchored from anything of intrinsic value. In the fall of that year President Nixon took the [more…]

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“War on cash” update: A brighter outlook

2nd September 2022 Going Postal 1816 Comments

Central planners and paper pushers of all stripes are not generally known for their acumen or their ability to recognize and successfully seize opportunities in time. They always tend to lag behind more or less [more…]

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“When the tide goes out you can see who has been bathing naked!”

22nd August 2022 Emile Woolf 3604 Comments

Warren buffet famously quipped: “When the tide goes out you can see who has been bathing naked!” Now we know! Both candidates for the premiership are senior Conservative Cabinet members and Ministerial office-holders, and naturally [more…]

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