Markets
Deeply Negative Interest Rates
Back in May, Donald Trump has tweeted this: As long as other countries are receiving the benefits of Negative Rates, the USA should also accept the ……Read More
Business
Economy
The GDP Saw An Enormous Drop Last Quarter. Does That Mean We’re In A Great Depression?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 21: People walk by a closed business on July 21, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. ……Read More
Economy
It Turns Out That Getting $600 A Week Doesn’t Make You Lazy
There are few things more American than apple pie, yellow school buses, and believing that people getting government assistance are lazy. But the age-old narrative ……Read More
Economy
We Might Be Getting Another $1,200 Stimulus But Who Does The HEALS Act Really Heal?
At long last, after months of frustration as we wondered whether more coronavirus relief was coming, Senate Republicans revealed yesterday a $1 trillion dollar stimulus ……Read More
Economy
Hector Sosa Flores Explains How the Pandemic Border Closures have Hurt Mining Operations
Challenging economic conditions have led to difficulties in the South American mining industry. Throughout the continent, border closures and transportation disruptions have made a major ……Read More
Economy
Setting Up the Global Economy for a Cashless Future
My long-term readers realize that one of my concerns is the implementation of a cashless (i.e. banknote-free) future. Recent developments at one of the advanced economy ……Read More