Low inflation and rising global debt: just a coincidence?
Article by Mr Claudio Borio, Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, for the 70th anniversary of Zeitschrift für das...
Marketplace: What do we do about Elon Musk?
There is a very interesting discussion on Marketplace about Elon Musk: “In some ways, Elon Musk is made for our times....
Bloomberg: Uber Is Blamed for the Mistakes of New York’s Leaders
Uber Is Blamed for the Mistakes of New York’s Leaders Failing to understand market forces will make matters worse. Bloomberg, August 6,...
How Growth, Taxes & GFC Affects GDP
GDP Growth Shows How Little Things Have Changed There are three overarching issues worth remembering after last week’s economic report....
10 Monday AM Reads
My morning train reads: • One investing firm is behind a string of this year’s big money-making moments in Silicon Valley (Recode)...
Income Inequality: America vs. Europe
Fascinating comparison via Vox: Income inequality is a growing problem in the United States. The richest Americans have reaped...
Transcript: Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Sløk
The transcript from this week’s MIB: Torsten Sløk, Deutsche Bank is below. You can stream/download the full...
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It’s not 2005 anymore, certainly not 2010, virality is dead, bubbling up from the bottom doesn’t exist, and the big get...
10 Sunday Reads
My easy like Sunday morning reads: • The (Other) Problem with Active Management (Behavioural Investment) • Summer Camp for the...
Fire in Cardboard City
When a city made entirely of cardboard catches fire, it’s up to the local fire chief and his deputies to save the city and its...