Macro Thoughts

Economic Distortion 101: When it comes to modern markets, risk assets and the now normalized yet twisted tango of fiscal

Below, we look at four deliberately ignored reasons why extreme liquidity is drowning paper money. Reason 1: The Taper Debate

The “War on Covid” creates all kinds of reaction and heightened opinions, including reports we’ve posted in the past. As

Precious metals are increasingly becoming the subject of necessity rather than debate in the backdrop of the great “taper debate.”

Gold price manipulation is back, as was gold’s flash crash; below we skate through its details and ask: “Why now”

As I write this from a France making ever more bold moves toward forced vaccination, one can’t help but ponder

Credit crunch ahead? Looking back on a long market history of boom-and-bust cycles, we’ve shown how bust after bust always

June 28th has come and gone, which means the much-anticipated Basel III “macro prudential regulation” to make so-called “safe” banks

Below, we look at the U.S. Dollar with blunt rather than sensational intent. Sensationalism, like central bankers and policy makers,

Crazy markets? Where to begin… Fact checking politicos, headlines and central bankers is one thing. Putting their “facts” into context