The price of failure is measured in interest rates: Investors must ask themselves two questions whenever interest rates begin to rise. Who can afford the rising borrowing rates the least, and when do they run into trouble? Every time interest rates have risen since the 1970s, we’ve seen a variety of borrowers fall into problems….
The Merchants of Menace and the potential debt disaster
The Merchants of Menace and the potential debt disaster: What happens when interest rates are maintained artificially low over an extended period of time? It may appear to be an academic question. However, if the accurate answer is “the 2008 global financial crisis,” you should sit up and take notice. Especially given where interest rates…
The mainstream media is turning on its masters
The mainstream media is turning on its masters: I wasn’t expecting this. The world’s mainstream media revolted against its rulers before the populace. Journalists are increasingly publicly questioning, examining, and reporting on what were formerly thought to be conspiracy theories, falsities, and impossibilities. And it’s not just about the pandemic. Inflation has…
Inflationgate exposed
Inflationgate exposed: For the time being, my pandemic rants are over. But it isn’t just on Covid-19 that the narratives are shifting. It is also concerned with inflation. And, like with Covid-19, the mainstream media has turned on its masters. Boaz Shoshan and John Butler, two of my Southbank Live colleagues, have been covering more…