Category: Global

Total 1313 Posts

Will a Black Swan Shake Up New Zealand’s Economy?

When a black swan event happens, it has a major effect as a result. Then, with the benefit of hindsight, we tend to over-rationalise the event.

Here’s What the Banking Industry Won’t Tell You

Bankers in the banking industry are often revered as the captains at the helm of the economy. It’s as if their actions dictate the trajectory of the future

11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Three

The foundations of our ‘rock star’ economy may be crumbling. If a collapse comes it could have an effect on our savings.

11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part Two

It’s hard to deny it: all the signs of a potential downturn are there. We’ve had a fantastic bull run, but it’s almost certainly running out of steam.

11 Signs of a Global Crisis — Part One

These 11 signs may just be the prelude to a seismic shift. This is rattling the economy, in NZ and around the world. Calling it a global economic crisis.

7 Stretches to Vanquish Deskwork Discomfort

Is working at your desk giving you aches and pains? Here are seven stretches you can do right now to gain much-needed relief!

It’s All Part of Trump’s Plan…

‘It’s all part of a plan,’ explained a colleague. ‘Trump is not book smart; he’s smart like a fox.’ ‘He knows that Americans need to see some economic improvement in time for the next election. And there really isn’t any.

Dinner with America’s 0.01%

Life is about holding on to what you’ve got. This wing of the .01% has money so old that most have forgotten how it was made.

Inflation Has Distorted The US Markets

What kind of capitalism is it when the capitalists drive up their share prices rather than producing goods and services that they can sell at a profit?

The Markets Have Been Censored by the Feds

The money is fake. Interest rates are artificial. Prices are fraudulent. And today, the price signals are worthless.

Trump’s Trade War: Just More Swamp Food

Politics got a boost with the election of Donald J Trump. Before his administration took over, trade was very low on the feds’ agenda.

Americans Are Losing the Only Fight Worth Having

Like every other government programme, military spending is maybe one part real defence and three parts humbug and bamboozle…

BoJo and the Brexit Bargain Buys

In 2016, Britain voted to leave the EU. If you read the mainstream financial press, you may think this means the end of the UK. In fact, it presents some opportunities.

War Is the Health of The Deep State

War is the ultimate win-lose enterprise. One side wins; the other loses. Overall, people die, buildings are blown up, and real wealth is destroyed.

You Are Being Watched: Why Your Online Privacy Is History

We live in a world where a single word…a whispered utterance under your breath…a tweet sent on a whim….can destroy your life. Your privacy is at risk.