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Macro Daily

How we’ll know if Trump is going to sell America out to China

by Noah Smith | Jan 13, 2025

Keep an eye on the export controls. They are the key. Trump isn’t even President yet, and already some people are starting to realize that they didn’t get quite what they hoped they were voting for. During his campaign, Trump promised angry consumers that his policies would “rapidly...

The Professor

Greedy corporations and inflation

by Gerald P Dwyer | Feb 3, 2022

Inflation in the United States was over 7% in 2021. This is dramatically higher than just a couple of years ago when it was less than 2% per year. Why did it go up? The most...

The Analyst

Net zero by 2050?

by Ljubomir Jankovic | Jan 27, 2022

Radical overhaul of construction industry needed if UK to have any chance, according to new research. As I entered the construction site in England a decade ago, I was...

The Fund Manager

Dangerous times ahead, keep safe

by Jonathan Ruffer | Jan 20, 2022

When I was on honeymoon in Venice, I spotted a pair of Chinese dragons, one chewing a toenail and the other picking its nose. Smart shop, Grand Canal – my wife, Jane, and I set...

The Professor

How to compete with the Chinese

by Todd Myers | Jan 13, 2022

David Goldman offers an interesting take on the competition between the United States and China for global influence in his latest book, You Will Be Assimilated: China’s...

The Economist

Are we really wealthier than before the Covid-19 pandemic?

by Shaun Richards | Dec 9, 2021

The news on 2 December will have brought a beaming smile to the person responsible for the morning meeting at the Bank of England. They will have been able to leave all the house...

The Professor

China’s retail revolution: innovations which could change the way the world shops

by Mark Greeven | Dec 2, 2021

China’s dominance in manufacturing has made it the factory of the world. The subsequent economic growth enriched an ever-expanding middle class, and the country’s retail industry...

The Fund Manager

Why I am a sterling bull

by Savvas Savouri | Nov 25, 2021

The investment drama of a-weighting currency change. I was presented very recently with a piece of investment bank ‘research’ that made a bold change in recommendation. The piece...

The Professor

Stop protecting presidents from history

by James Bovard | Nov 18, 2021

Former president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block release of speech drafts, call logs and handwritten notes regarding the 6 January Capitol Clash. Trump is seeking to...

The Professor

An open letter to a candidate for political office

by Donald J Boudreaux | Nov 11, 2021

Ms Shrina Kurani, On 30 October I received from you a blast email requesting that I contribute to your political campaign. For reasons explained below, I’ll not do so. (The...