Soaring interest rates are the real reason Britain has a debt problem
Debt interest being such a large factor as it is now is far from being a new phenomenon. During the...
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Lockdowns and money printing have destroyed Western economies
Just one word of apologia for the Budget, then normal service will resume. No elected government and no political party...
Bitcoin’s record high means a record crash is inevitable
Look beneath the bonnet, however, and you find that the frothiness in markets is quite narrow and well defined. In...
Britain is living beyond its means – slashing investment won’t help
The UK is not the only G7 country living beyond its means, overwhelmed by a cacophony of competing grievances. France...
The impossible Budget dilemma facing Jeremy Hunt
For instance, a 1pc point cut in the 20pc basic rate of income tax would cost £7bn per annum, while...
US Forest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of risky wildfire season
(THE CONVERSATION) A wet winter and spring followed by a hot, dry summer can be a dangerous combination in the...
The Nvidia effect in the UK
Analysts find little fault with Nvidia. Bank of America Securities acknowledges the indiscriminate investor “chase for all things AI” but believes it understates the company’s solid execution and earnings per share (EPS) revisions. Plus it sees the valuation as compelling. Our own view as outlined by Arthur Sants is that the company is a world-beater with further to run.Investors who hold Nvidia and other tech stars shouldn’t worry unduly about staying invested for now. Those who don’t have exposure will assess them as they would any other investment, or wait...
The economic case for mass migration has finally collapsed
It was a delightful theory. Opening Britain’s borders would bring an influx of human capital that would leave the country...
Sweden’s little known tax cut could revive Britain’s flagging economy
In 1971, Roland Huntford, the Stockholm correspondent of The Observer, published a scathing critique of the “soft totalitarianism” exhibited by...
Russia’s economy faces death by a thousand cuts
The first of these channels has definitely not worked. Russia’s main exports, namely oil and gas and some minerals and...
