Tag: Federal Reserve

  • The Next Thing Might Be Helicopter Money

    James Grant, Wall Street expert and editor of the investment journal Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, warns of ever more extreme central bank policies and bets on the comeback of gold. The global financial markets are under severe stress. The postponed interest rate hike in the United States, the fast cooldown of the Chinese economy and…

  • The Federal Reserve Speculation

    The most common form of arbitrage to remove the effect of taxation is to deal in the cash market, black market or free market. This includes smuggling and other dealings with contraband. Here, the cost of arbitrage may be very great as it can include the risk of government fines and imprisonment. There is also…

  • The Fight Between Greed and Gravity

    Time to choose between greed and gravity I have the best job in the world; there is no doubt about it. I get paid to manage other people’s money. It is stressful and humbling. It can also be energizing, as there is no better feeling than being thanked by someone who we helped build a…

  • The Frankenstein Economy

    Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing a series of columns that we hope will help investors understand what will be the global economic drivers for the next 10 years. We will discuss their effects on our lives and how to profit from the changes ahead through a series of 10 investment themes.…