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Four reasons inflation will stay stubbornly high for some time

by Alexander Tziamalis | Apr 17, 2023 | The Economist, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

Price inflation is starting to fall in many countries but it still remains way above the typical 2% target of most major economies. In the UK, inflation has been above target since August 2021 and in double digits since August 2022....

No such thing as virtual real estate

by Peter Warburton | Apr 17, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Macro View

We live in a world of virtual reality: virtual conversations, virtual relationships, virtual work, and virtual leisure. Artificial intelligence is on a mission to replace us all with avatars: bright, shiny versions of ourselves. Central banks have been busy creating a...

Will China ever be as investible as the West?

by Bill Blain | Apr 17, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Macro View

Originally published July 2021. “Let China Sleep. When she awakes, she will shake the world…” This Morning: The media is full of China noise – does the rising tension mean it may become un-investible? The Chinese economy is very different, but recognisably similar....

The fight for Padel… Everybody wants to rule the world

by Ed Warner | Apr 6, 2023 | Golden Oldie, Investor's Notebook

Sports making a racket, 48 up for the Cup and the allure of live Hop to it! Harking back to an innocent 70s youth of balmy summers and winter power cuts, when even Space Invaders had yet to land, a friend gets in touch to sense-check his vision for...

The perils of dynamite fishing

by Simon Martin | Apr 6, 2023 | The Economist, zOurWriters1

I’ve yet to come across anyone who has a better way of describing current monetary policy than Louis Gave from Gavekal. Paraphrasing Louis, ‘the Fed is dynamite fishing, they’ve lit the fuse, thrown the stick of TNT in the water, we’ve heard the bang and the...