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Is Stagflation Coming Back? What to Watch, Where to Position, and Why It Could Be Dangerous Thu May 29 2025
Assessing the rising stagflation threat and how investors can prepare
Treasury Yields Surge After Trump Fiscal Bill Fri May 23 2025
Bond markets recoil as new tax cuts and spending plans fuel deficit fears.
Dollar Drift: U.S. Fiscal Expansion, Currency Devaluation, and the Reshaping of Global Manufacturing Thu May 22 2025
An extended analysis of how U.S. fiscal policy and currency devaluation impact the economy and global reshoring trends.
The U.S.-China Tariff Truce Thu May 15 2025
Temporary reprieve, but likely more pain to come.
American vs European Politics: The Power Behind the Facade Wed May 14 2025
Why European political stability is a luxury product subsidized by American power, and the dangers of trying to replicate it.
Middle East Stability: The Macro Dividend Wed May 14 2025
How regional peace in the Middle East impacts global markets, inflation, and economic stability.
China's Business Culture and Innovation Mon May 12 2025
Why Chinese business culture is incompatible with innovation-led capitalism.
China vs Mon Apr 28 2025
What will the relationship be between China and the US for the next 10 years
A Skeptical AI Mon Apr 28 2025
What to do about AI learning non-sense
The Emerging Multi-polar World Fri Oct 20 2023
The US is leaving a power vacuum, who will fill it and how can the US still lead?
China’s Demographic Challenges Wed Oct 04 2023
China’s one-child policy has created a dangerous cocktail of demographic trends.
AI Escape Velocity Sun Oct 01 2023
The end of AI winters and the role of humans.
Quantitative Trading Thu Sep 28 2023
An unguided trek through the Jungle.
No Growth World Wed Oct 19 2022
The end of indexes and passive investment.
Efficient Market Hypothesis Wed Aug 10 2022
Information Asymmetry and how to profit from it.
Bitcoin's role in Macroeconomics Tue Jul 26 2022
How Bitcoin can become a global reserve currency.
Global Instability Mon Jul 18 2022
Black Swans aren't so scary -- Why the world will be ok after all. Probably...
Inelastic Supply Wed Jul 06 2022
How demand drives short term price.
Crypto Crunch Tue Jul 05 2022
Crypto in the face of a recession
Protocols and culture Thu Jun 16 2022
How cultural differences drive divergence
Global Debt Fri Jun 10 2022
What the future might hold
NFTs are here to stay Thu Jun 02 2022
You might not like it.
Consensus Mechanism and Price Mon May 30 2022
How Bitcoin and Ethereum are interdependent
Data Sovereignty Tue May 24 2022
How to own your data and use it too.
The inflation era Mon May 23 2022
How did we get here?