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See EU: Thoughts on Brexit
This on Brexit, was probably the referenDOOM with the most unexpected outcome. A deeply divided Britain voted to leave the EU. Nobody really knows what will be the consequences of this…

Today’s myth: the almighty central bankers
Throughout history man has always created myths and legends to help explaining natural phenomena or to boast about somebody’s achievements. Whether these stories were real or not it was never…

If you want to invest in oil, storage seem to be the only option while the oil glut persists
The surge in shale oil production concurrent to a global slowdown in manufacturing caused a glut that the oil industry is struggling to absorb. During the years of the fracking…

Will new stimulus keep China afloat?
In the last few months the Chinese government has been jumping from a hot spot to another. All this struggling is seriously denting confidence in the stability of the Chinese…

Is the stock rally already over?
Hope..one word so powerful that can draw the line between success and failure, life and death..so powerful that can even convince markets to overlook bubbles and recessions and keep pushing…

Will Lower Gas Prices Bring Economic Recovery?
By Janice L Barrett With crude oil falling below $30 per barrel, gas prices are also plummeting and Americans are filling their tanks with gusto. While lower energy costs…

Letting Go of Emotional Investing Patterns
By Scott D. Serfass When the Fed raised short-term interest rates in December, did you feel obligated to buy, sell or change your investing strategy solely on that knowledge? The…

The theory of capitalism from different angles
After the cold war was over, the west seemed to have won politically and economically. As a consequence there was an expansion of western values to the rest of the…

ECB unleashed QE in the curerncy war, who is the next?
So the ECB unleashed quantitative easing (QE) in this currency war. After years of printing money at near zero interest the QE seems an antiquate “weapon” which was proven to…

Is the Eurozone doomed to fail?
Is the eurozone doomed to fail? Making predictions would be silly, but I can safely say it should never have existed the way it is because its design is a…